Open AccessNeonatal appendicitis and incarcerated inguinal hernia: Case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Francesco Fascetti Leon,
William Sherwood
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_226_16
Subject(s) - medicine , appendicitis , inguinal hernia , general surgery , acute appendicitis , laparoscopy , hernia , surgery
Neonatal appendicitis carries a high mortality rate. We describe a peculiar case presented after an incarcerated hernia manually reduced in a 4-week-old male neonate with ipsilateral undescended testis. Laparoscopy allowed a prompt recognition of an unexpected intra-abdominal life-threatening condition. Pathogenesis, treatment, and outcome are discussed on the light of a comprehensive literature review.