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| Year : 2017 | Volume
: 22
| Issue : 4 | Page : 248-250 |
Neonatal appendicitis and incarcerated inguinal hernia: Case report and review of the literature
Francesco Fascetti-Leon1, William Sherwood2
1 Paediatric Surgery Department, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Women's and Children's Health Department, Pediatric Surgery Unit, University of Padovam, Padovam, Italy
2 Paediatric Surgery Department, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Correspondence Address:
Francesco Fascetti-Leon
Pediatric Surgery Unit, University of Padovam, Via Giustiniani 3, 35100 Padovam, Italy
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DOI: 10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_226_16
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.
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