Abstract
Inguinal hernia often presents as an emergency with obstruction and subsequent strangulation. We report a unique case where an inguinoscrotal sliding type hernia contained the entire hepatic flexure as its lead point, resulting in acute colonic obstruction and caecal wall perforation.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Cecal Diseases / etiology*
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Cecal Diseases / surgery
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Colonic Diseases / etiology*
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Colonic Diseases / surgery
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Emergency Treatment
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Hernia, Inguinal / complications*
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Hernia, Inguinal / surgery
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Humans
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Intestinal Obstruction / etiology*
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Intestinal Obstruction / surgery
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Intestinal Perforation / etiology*
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Intestinal Perforation / surgery
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Omentum
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Scrotum