Medina-Andrade MA, Gallardo-Meza AN, Piña-Garay MA, González-Sánchez JM

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

A case of a male 2 months old with incarcerated inguinal hernia box 20 hours old with no history of constipation, associated with vomiting, manual reduction is attempted without success. During surgery we found no ischemic compromise sigmoid rectum containing a compact fecal mass causing the incarceration which was resolved with caudocefálica taxis, enemas and herniorrhaphy, showing good results. This case is a rare manifestation of incarceration, we found no similar cases in the literature.

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18. McCollough M, Sharieff GQ. Abdominal pain in children. In: Pediatr Clin N Am 53 (2006) 107–37.

19. Akin M, Kurukahvecioglu O, Tezcaner T, et al. Acute hemiscrotum due to inguinoscrotal Littre hernia: a case report. American Journal of Emergency Medicine (2008) 26, 973.e3–973.e4.

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21. Doyle GS, McCowan C. Amyand hernia: a case of an unusual inguinal herniace. Am J Emerg Med 2008;(26), 637.e5-636.e6.

22. Louie JP, Essential diagnosis of abdominal emergencies in the first year of life. In: Emerg Med Clin N Am 25 (2007) 1009–40.

23. Loening BV. Prevalence, symptoms and outcome of constipation in infants and toddlers. J Pediatr 2005;146:359-63.

24. Biggs WS, Dery WH. Evaluation and treatment of constipation in infants and children. Am Fam Physician 2006;73:469-77.

25. iem O, Harman J, Benninga M, et al. Health utilization and cost impact of childhood constipation in the United States. J Pediatr 2009;154:258-62.