Neonatal appendicitis and incarcerated inguinal hernia: Case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Neonatal appendicitis carries a high mortality rate. We describe a peculiar case presented after an incarcerated hernia manually reduced in a 4-week-old male neonate with ipsilateral undescended testis. Laparoscopy allowed a prompt recognition of an unexpected intra-abdominal life-threatening condition. Pathogenesis, treatment, and outcome are discussed on the light of a comprehensive literature review.

Keywords

• Amyand's hernia
• laparoscopy
• neonatal appendicitis