Incarcerated inguinal hernia as a complication of new-onset ascites.

This case report presents a patient who developed an acute incarcerated inguinal hernia as a result of newly acquired ascites, a complication of ascites that is not well documented in the medical literature. His story highlights an important and potentially morbid complication of new-onset ascites. © BMJ Publishing Group Ltd (unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2017. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.