Sigmoid Carcinoma in an Inguinal Hernia: A Blessing in Disguise? | Zendy

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Sigmoid Carcinoma in an Inguinal Hernia: A Blessing in Disguise?

Author(s) -

P. B. Salemans,

Georges Vles,

Sofie Fransen,

Robert M. Smeenk

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

case reports in surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6900

pISSN - 2090-6919

DOI - 10.1155/2013/314394

Subject(s) - medicine , laparotomy , surgery , inguinal hernia , resection , carcinoma , stage (stratigraphy) , general surgery , adjuvant chemotherapy , hernia , cancer , breast cancer , paleontology , biology

Colorectal cancer is a rising problem, as the incidence increases with age. In most cases the goal of treatment is oncological resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy in order to optimize the survival. In this case report we present a 93-year-old patient with a sigmoid carcinoma inside an irreducible inguinal hernia, which was diagnosed prior to surgery. We chose to perform a sigmoid resection through an oblique inguinal incision as a safer alternative to laparotomy.

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