Incarcerated giant uterine leiomyoma within an incisional hernia: a case report

Uterine leiomyomas presenting as incarcerated or strangulated hernias in surgical emergencies are extremely rare and should be considered in the differential diagnosis in patients with known uterine fibroids and an irreducible ventral abdominal wall hernia. Detailed history and multidisciplinary app...

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Autores principales: Exarchos, Georgios, Vlahos, Nikolaos, Dellaportas, Dionysios, Metaxa, Linda, Theodosopoulos, Theodosios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5676272/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29152282
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1199
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Sumario:Uterine leiomyomas presenting as incarcerated or strangulated hernias in surgical emergencies are extremely rare and should be considered in the differential diagnosis in patients with known uterine fibroids and an irreducible ventral abdominal wall hernia. Detailed history and multidisciplinary approach optimize the diagnosis and decision making toward surgical treatment.

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