PMC4716717_01
Dilated appendix, size 1.5 cm in maximal diameter (arrow).
imcrj-9-005Fig1.jpg
PMC4716717_01_imcrj-9-005Fig1.jpg
f1-imcrj-9-005
The CT scan reported circumferential enhancing wall thickening and dilated fluid-filled appendix, 1.5 cm in maximal diameter (Figure 1) and a herniation sac containing omental fat through the right inguinal canal, compatible with indirect inguinal hernia with no evidence of bowel obstruction (Figure 2).
Computerized tomography scan showing hernia extending through the scrotal sac (arrow).
imcrj-9-005Fig2.jpg
PMC4716717_01_imcrj-9-005Fig2.jpg
f2-imcrj-9-005
The CT scan reported circumferential enhancing wall thickening and dilated fluid-filled appendix, 1.5 cm in maximal diameter (Figure 1) and a herniation sac containing omental fat through the right inguinal canal, compatible with indirect inguinal hernia with no evidence of bowel obstruction (Figure 2).
Surgical incisions.
imcrj-9-005Fig3.jpg
PMC4716717_01_imcrj-9-005Fig3.jpg
f3-imcrj-9-005
An incision to repair the hernia was separated by a transverse skin incision at the right inguinal area (Figure 3), two-finger breadth above the inguinal ligament, then the external oblique aponeurosis was divided and identified, and the iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal nerves were preserved.