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ArticleRadiology case reports2021

Appendicitis in an incisional hernia sac following renal transplantation: A case report and brief review of the literature.

Dhairya A Lakhani, Jafar Dada, Aneri B Balar, Ahsan U Khan, Zalak Patel, Brian Markovich, Thuan-Phuong Nguyen

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dhairya A LakhaniDepartment of Radiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
Jafar DadaDepartment of Radiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
Aneri B BalarDepartment of Radiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
Ahsan U KhanDepartment of Radiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
Zalak PatelDepartment of Radiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
Brian MarkovichSection of Abdominal Radiology, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
Thuan-Phuong NguyenSection of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, 1 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
West Virginia University · US

Funding

West Virginia IDEA-CTRU54GM104942 · NIGMS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI Laura F. Gibson · 2012 to 2026
$81.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM104942
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute appendicitis is a surgical emergency. However, the presence of vermiform appendix in a hernial sac is rare. It is even rarer to find inflamed appendix in an hernial sac. The most common site is right groin hernia (Inguinal > Femoral). There is low incidence of an incisional hernia following renal transplantation, as compared to patients with laparotomy. Appendicitis in hernial sac masquerades clinical presentation of an incarcerated hernia. Computed tomography plays a pivotal role in early diagnosis, demonstrating a dilated appendix with wall thickening and peri-appendiceal fat stranding. Patients are managed with appendectomy. The management of appendiceal hernias without inflammation remains controversial, with few reported cases managed with hernia sac repair or appendectomy. In this report were described a case of appendicitis in an incisional hernia following renal transplantation which was managed with appendectomy.

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Appendiceal herniaAppendicitisIncisional hernia

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PMID34007394
PMCPMC8111443
OpenAlexW3158930572

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