"Hernia-itis", a Case Report
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Abstract
We describe a case of an incarcerated hernia in which there was good evidence that infection was the primary aetiology. We propose the term hernia-itis to describe similar cases to facilitate identifying them in the literature.
Citing Articles
"Herniatis": a misleading terminology that must not be adopted.
Ninos A Hernia. 2008; 12(6):669-70.
PMID: 18663405 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-008-0413-x.
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