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A 4-day-old infant with acute appendicitis (AA) due to incarceration of a right inguinal hernia is presented. Although appendicitis is the most common condition requiring abdominal surgery, the reported occurrence of AA subsequent to neonatal hernia incarceration is exceptionally rare.
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Martins, J., Peterlini, F. & Martins, E. Neonatal acute appendicitis: a strangulated appendix in an incarcerated inguinal hernia. Pediatr Surg Int 17, 644–645 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830100013
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830100013