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A case of retroperitoneal perforation of the appendix presenting with a thigh abscess is described. The patient presented with pyrexia (38 degrees C) and abdominal and right thigh pain. There was tenderness in the right loin. His white blood cell count was 22 x 10(9)/L. An intravenous urogram revealed tapering of the right ureter at the L2/L3 level and suggested an infected obstructive uropathy. The patient failed to respond to drainage and antibiotics, so we performed a computed tomography scan, which showed a retroperitoneal abscess extending to the gluteal region and thigh, with signs of small bowel obstruction. This precipitated surgery. The route of extension of infection was through the sacrosciatic notch, which is considered to be a rare way of spread. The patient made a slow but eventual recovery. The overall mortality of this condition is high, but early recognition of an abdominal source of sepsis with appropriate treatment can improve survival.
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PMID:Retroperitoneal perforation of the appendix presenting as right thigh abscess. 1222 17

We report a case of a patient with incarcerated obturator hernia who presented with right thigh pain. An 88-year-old woman who had experienced right thigh pain for the previous 3 years was given a diagnosis of sciatica at the orthopedic department. In July 2009, she was hospitalized with the chief complaint of appetite loss. The day after admission she experienced increased right thigh pain and lower abdominal pain. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a keyboard sign. Based on this finding, we diagnosed an ileus, which was alleviated by the insertion of an ileus tube. However, after the removal of the ileus tube, her right thigh pain recurred. Therefore, a diagnosis of hernia was considered. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed an incarcerated bowel in the region between the pectineus muscle and muscle obturator. Laparotomy showed that the ileal part located about 15 cm from the terminal ileum was incarcerated in the right foramen obturatum; therefore, ileal resection and end-to-end anastomosis were performed. After the operation, her intestinal obstruction symptoms and right pain disappeared. If right pain and ileus symptoms of unknown cause occur in elderly persons, obturator hernia should be considered.
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PMID:[A case of obturator hernia with overlooked Howship-Romberg sign and treated as sciatica]. 2177 35

Commonly known as 'little old lady's hernia', obturator hernias are usually seen in frail, octogenarian multiparous women reporting non-specific nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and anteromedial thigh pain. They are exceedingly rare; even less frequently are they diagnosed preoperatively, with the vast majority being found incidentally at laparotomy for small bowel obstruction. This case report describes an atypical presentation of a 'little old lady's hernia' in a man, in whom, thanks to high degree of clinical suspicion, an incarcerated obturator hernia was diagnosed preoperatively and treated successfully.
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PMID:'Little old lady's hernia' causing small bowel obstruction in a man: a case report with a review of literature on the pathophysiology of obturator hernias. 2539 24