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Torsion of the hernia sac is a rare disease that presents as acute scrotum in children. Including the present case, only six cases have been reported in the English literature. We report a 10-year-old boy who presented with pain and swelling of his right scrotum. Ultrasonography revealed a hypoechoic region adjacent to the normal right testis. The inflammatory changes of the right scrotum deteriorated. The patient underwent surgery and a necrotic cyst was recognized within a hydrocele of the scrotum. The cyst was not connected with the testis or epididymis and was twisted at an angle of 270 degrees. The cause of the necrotic cyst observed was anatomical and pathological torsion of the hernia sac.
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PMID:Torsion of the hernia sac within a hydrocele of the scrotum in a child. 1614 64

Spinal myelitis caused by neurosyphilis is an extremely rare disease, and there are only few visual examples of magnetic resonance imaging scans. We present a clinical case of neurosyphilis, which is of great importance concerning diagnostic, differential diagnosis, and tactics of management. A patient complaining of progressive legs weakness, numbness, and shooting-like pain in the legs as well as pelvic dysfunction was admitted to the hospital. Neurological examination revealed spinal cord lesion symptoms: legs weakness, impairment of superficial and deep sensation together with pathological symptoms in the legs. Hernia of intervertebral disc or tumor was suspected, and myelography with computed tomography of the spine was performed. No pathological findings were observed. More precise examination of the patient (a small scar in the genitals and condylomata lata in anal region were noticed) pointed to possible syphilis-induced spinal cord lesion. Serologic syphilis diagnostic tests (Treponema pallidum hemagglutination assay, reagin plasma response, serum enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) and cerebrospinal fluid tests (general cerebrospinal fluid test and Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test) confirmed the diagnosis of neurosyphilis. Spinal cord lesion determined by magnetic resonance imaging was evaluated as spinal syphilis or syphilis-induced myelitis. Conventional treatment showed a partial effect.
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PMID:Neurosyphilis manifesting as spinal transverse myelitis. 1677 68

Postsacrectomy hernias are uncommon and can present with different signs and symptoms, including constipation, fecal incontinence, bowel obstruction, pain, and posterior bulging. We report a 50-year-old man who underwent sacrectomy for malignant fibrosarcoma complicated with sacral hernia. He presented with obstructive symptoms resulting from a strictured segment of herniated sigmoid colon and underwent bowel resection along with repair of his hernia. We additionally present a review of the literature and treatment of this rare disease.
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PMID:Surgisis mesh repair of a postsacrectomy perineal hernia along with posterior proctosigmoidectomy for concomitant stricture. 1809 47

Morgagni's Hernia is the direct herniation of the intra-abdominal organs through the anterior retrocostoxiphoid diaphragmatic defect. We are presenting a case of obstructed Morgagni's hernia in a five-year-old child. Who presented with colicky abdominal pain, distention of upper abdomen, vomiting with constipation of three days duration.. Morgagni hernia is a rare disease even rarer in pediatric age group, and is usually diagnosed incidentally; presentation of this disease with obstruction had been reported in adult but not in children.
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PMID:Obstructed Morgagni's hernia. 1817 47

Amyand's hernia is defined as an inguinal hernia within the hernial sac containing the appendix. It is a rare disease, reported in 1% of cases of inguinal hernia repair. The appendix can be complicated by acute appendicitis in 0.13% of cases. This disease is often very difficult to diagnose, and most of the time it can be confused with an incarcerated or strangulated inguinal hernia. Often, it requires an emergent surgical treatment. This article describes the case of a 82-year-old female who was admitted for an intestinal obstruction and a bulge in the right inguinal region. An abdominal computed tomography scan showed dilated small bowel loops with multiple air/liquid levels and one loop herniating into the right inguinal canal. The patient underwent a laparotomy that showed the presence of an acute appendicitis and a necrotized ileal loop protruding into the right inguinal canal. The patient underwent an appendectomy and small bowel resection and she was discharged on postoperative day 10. Amyand's hernia can be a challenge for the surgeon. Its treatment depends on the grade of inflammation of the appendix. In fact, it can range from the simple repair of the abdominal defect with a prosthetic mesh, to appendectomy, small bowel resection and repair of the abdominal wall defect without a mesh.
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PMID:[A rare presentation of Amyand's hernia. Case report and review of the literature]. 1842 48

We report a case of an uncomplicated inguinal hernia containing a non-inflamed vermiform appendix, also known as Amyand's hernia. The historical perspective together with possible variants of this condition and current consideration in the management of this rare disease are discussed.
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PMID:Amyand's hernia. Historical perspective and current considerations. 1980 82

A 63-year-old male patient suddenly suffered right lower abdominal pain. The patient had tenderness and rebound tenderness at the right lower abdomen. Marked small bowel dilatation and an intestinal obstruction were evident upon abdominal X-ray and abdominal computed tomography (CT) imaging. CT imaging also revealed a dilated small bowel cluster in a wrapped round shape in the right lower abdomen. The cecum and the ascending colon were displaced inward. Strangulation in the ileocecal region was suspected, and emergency surgery was performed. A part of the small bowel was incarcerated within the retrocecal recess, and the intestinal tract was strangulated in the hernia orifice, by which paracecal hernia was diagnosed. The strangulated intestinal tract was repositioned, and the orifice to the hernia was closed. Paracecal hernia is a rare disease; an internal hernia should always be considered in patients with ileus without a history of surgery.
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PMID:A case of paracecal hernia. 2106 11

A parahiatal hernia, that occurs from muscular diaphragmatic defects causing separation from the esophageal hiatus, is rare. We treated a 68-year-old Japanese woman with the symptom of vomiting. Based on imaging studies (upper gastrointestinal studies, gastroscopy, contrast-enhanced computed tomography) we diagnosed parahiatal hernia. On laparoscopic surgery, the hernial orifice was separated from the esophageal hiatus and the crus of the diaphragm was between the hiatus and the orifice. We closed the hernial orifice with mesh. Parahiatal hernia is rare and is difficult to diagnose preoperatively. We present a case and the clinical discuss the characteristics and management of this rare disease.
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PMID:[A case of parahiatal hernia with vomiting, and a review of the literature]. 2130 30

Endometriosis of abdominal wall scar following operation on uterus and tubes is extremely rare. The late onset of symptoms after surgery is the usual cause of misdiagnosis. Scar endometriosis is a rare disease which is difficult to diagnose and should always be considered as a differential diagnosis of painful abdominal masses in women. The diagnosis is made only after excision and histopathology of the lesion. Preoperative differentials include hernia, lipoma, suture granuloma or abscess. Hence an awareness of the entity avoids delay in diagnosis, helps clinicians to a more tailored treatment and also avoids unnecessary referrals. We report a case of abdominal endometriosis. The definitive diagnosis of which was established by histopathological studies.
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PMID:Abdominal wall endometriosis. 2148 5

The article presents a clinical case of mucinous adenocarcinoma in vivo diagnosis of vermiform appendix with metastasis in the navel. Neoplasms vermiform appendix--an extremely rare tumor pathology: the total share of all malignant tumors are less than 1%. Mucinous carcinoma is a rare tumor, according to various authors the frequency of its occurrence ranges from 3 to 10% of all malignancies. By Localization mucinous carcinoma more frequently is found in the colon and rectum (about 20% of cases), ovary (5-10% of all malignant ovarian tumors), stomach, uterus and also in the pancreas (only about 2%). Metastasis in the navel is a very rare disease and is known as Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule, the primary site often localized in the digestive tract (52%), much less--in the female reproductive organs (28%), unspecified localization is approximately 15-20% of cases. The difficulty of diagnosis in the present case was that, in spite of life conducted during survey of the colon, organic pathology was not identified. The presence of hepatosplenomegaly and ascites at the initial examination gave cause to the erroneous diagnostic conception of the presence of liver cirrhosis. It is also was not paid due attention to the presence of changes in the umbilical ring, which were regarded as an umbilical hernia. To verify the diagnosis allowed the infiltrate biopsy of the umbilical region, followed by histological examination of the preparation and identification of a characteristic picture of mucinous cancers.
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PMID:[Difficulties in vivo diagnosis of mucinous adenocarcinoma of vermiform appendix with metastasis in the navel]. 2262 27


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