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Incarcerated Umbilical Hernia Following Therapeutic Paracentesis in a Cirrhotic Patient

Umbilical hernia is a relatively common complication developing in patients with liver cirrhosis with recurrent ascites. Abdominal paracentesis is considered the mainstay procedure to manage refractory ascites and to diagnose spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Incarceration of umbilical hernia is a...

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Autores principales: Khatib, Sohaib, Sabobeh, Taher, Ahmed, Mohamed, Abdalla, Khalid, Algeo, Erin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9071239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35530876
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23851
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Sumario:Umbilical hernia is a relatively common complication developing in patients with liver cirrhosis with recurrent ascites. Abdominal paracentesis is considered the mainstay procedure to manage refractory ascites and to diagnose spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Incarceration of umbilical hernia is a rare but serious adverse event following therapeutic paracentesis that requires prompt management. We describe a case of an incarcerated umbilical hernia following paracentesis requiring surgical repair in a cirrhotic patient.