A Rare Case of Perforated Caecal Cancer Disguised as a Strangulated Right Inguinoscrotal Hernia.
Autor: | Tzortzis AS; ENT, Lister Hospital, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Stevenage, GBR., Grylli K; General Surgery, General Panarcadian Hospital of Tripolis, Tripolis, GRC., Koliakos N; Abdominal Surgery, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels (ULB), Brussels, BEL., Kagkouras I; General Surgery, General Panarcadian Hospital of Tripolis, Tripolis, GRC., Kokkofitis A; General Surgery, General Panarcadian Hospital of Tripolis, Tripolis, GRC., Lampropoulos L; General Surgery, General Panarcadian Hospital of Tripolis, Tripolis, GRC. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2024 May 08; Vol. 16 (5), pp. e59862. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 08 (Print Publication: 2024). |
DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.59862 |
Abstrakt: | Hernia repair surgery is among the most common procedures performed worldwide. Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer. However, bowel cancer coexisting within an inguinal hernia is extremely rare. In this report, we discuss a rare case of a 72-year-old male patient who presented with perforated caecal cancer within a strangulated right inguinoscrotal hernia. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2024, Tzortzis et al.) |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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