A Rare Case of Perforated Caecal Cancer Disguised as a Strangulated Right Inguinoscrotal Hernia

A Rare Case of Perforated Caecal Cancer Disguised as a Strangulated Right Inguinoscrotal Hernia

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 perforate...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2024-05, Vol.16 (5), p.e59862-e59862
Hauptverfasser: Tzortzis, Andrianos-Serafeim, Grylli, Kyriaki, Koliakos, Nikolaos, Kagkouras, Ilias, Kokkofitis, Agamemnon, Lampropoulos, Leonidas
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Sprache:eng
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Abdomen
Anemia
Case reports
Colorectal cancer
Emergency medical care
Emergency Medicine
General Surgery
Hernias
Hospitals
Medical imaging
Mortality
Small intestine
Surgery
Tomography
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.59862