Neonatal Appendicitis and Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Neonatal appendicitis carries a high mortality rate. We describe a peculiar case presented after an incarcerated hernia manually reduced in a 4-week-old male neonate with ipsilateral undescended testis. Laparoscopy allowed a prompt recognition of an unexpected intra-abdominal life-threatening condit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Fascetti-Leon, Francesco, Sherwood, William
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5615902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28974880
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_226_16
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Sumario:Neonatal appendicitis carries a high mortality rate. We describe a peculiar case presented after an incarcerated hernia manually reduced in a 4-week-old male neonate with ipsilateral undescended testis. Laparoscopy allowed a prompt recognition of an unexpected intra-abdominal life-threatening condition. Pathogenesis, treatment, and outcome are discussed on the light of a comprehensive literature review.

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