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Abstract
Presented is a case of incarcerated paracaecal hernia mimicking acute appendicitis. The clinical scenario highlights the need for a high index of suspicion in the management of patients with localised peritonism even in the absence of obstructive symptoms and the presence of normal laboratory markers of inflammation. Whilst computed tomography might offer a pre-operative diagnosis, in such a low-risk patient laparoscopy offers the combined advantages of immediate diagnosis and definitive treatment of acute pathology.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19317924 PMCID: PMC2749359 DOI: 10.1308/147870809X400903
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann R Coll Surg Engl ISSN: 0035-8843 Impact factor: 1.891