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US examination demonstrating an intestinal loop with no peristalsis.
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F1
Ultrasound (US) examination (fig. 1) revealed the presence of an intestinal loop without peristalsis within the abdominal mass, and the diagnosis of a strangulated ventral hernia was set.
Intraoperative photograph demonstrating colon perforation.
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Intraoperative findings (fig. 2, fig. 3) demonstrated a large subcutaneous abscess and a perforated sigmoidal cancer adherent to the abdominal wall, invading it along with the urinary bladder.