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. 2001 Dec;93(12):487–489.

Acute appendicitis in an incarcerated inguinal hernia.

S L Bannister 1, A L Wong 1, A K Leung 1
PMCID: PMC2594045  PMID: 11800278

Abstract

A preterm infant with acute appendicitis in an incarcerated inguinal hernia is described. We suggest that extraluminal compression of the neck of a hernial sac caused by incarceration may be a predisposing factor for appendicitis.

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