Open AccessIncarcerated appendicitis in port-site hernia: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Tamir A. Hassan,
Hazem Shalaby,
Ayman A. Eskander
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the egyptian journal of radiology and nuclear medicine /the egyptian journal of radiology and nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2090-4762
pISSN - 0378-603X
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejrnm.2015.04.007
Subject(s) - medicine , acute appendicitis , general surgery , appendicitis , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , presentation (obstetrics) , hernia , appendix , port (circuit theory) , cholecystectomy , surgery , surgical emergency , paleontology , electrical engineering , biology , engineering
Acute appendicitis is a known surgical emergency. It is rare for port site hernia to contain incarcerated inflamed appendix.Case presentationWe describe a distinctive case of incarcerated appendicitis in port-site hernia following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Acute appendicitis was pre-operatively CT diagnosed and appendectomy was performed followed by primary repair of the hernia defect. Awareness of atypical presentation and possible complications may raise the clinical suspicion index to ask for early CT