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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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 16; no. 5; p. e59862
Main Authors Tzortzis, Andrianos-Serafeim, Grylli, Kyriaki, Koliakos, Nikolaos, Kagkouras, Ilias, Kokkofitis, Agamemnon, Lampropoulos, Leonidas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cureus Inc 08.05.2024
Cureus
Subjects
Abdomen
Anemia
Case reports
Colorectal cancer
Emergency medical care
Emergency Medicine
General Surgery
Hernias
Hospitals
Medical imaging
Mortality
Small intestine
Surgery
Tomography
emergency surgery
bowel cancer
inguinoscrotal hernia
hernia repair
hernia surgery
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.59862