BACKGROUNDPeritoneal involvement in abdominal tuberculosis is very common and hernial sacs are likely to get involved in this pathology. Abdominal tuberculosis is characterised by chronicity, vague symptoms and lack of clinical findings. Paraumblical hernias are frequently seen in obese females of child bearing age groups.
BACKGROUNDNecrotising enterocolitis is the commonest life threatening acquired gastrointestinal emergency of neonates in which lining of the intestinal wall gets necrosed. Although exact aetiology remains obscure, multiple factors like birth asphyxia, prematurity, low birth weight and use of certain drugs have been associated with necrotising enterocolitis.
Inguinal Hernia is a very common clinical entity with varied presentations. We are presenting four unusual cases of inguinal hernias , who came to us at The Sri Aurobindo Medical College and Postgraduate Institute at Indore. Out of the four cases three presented with incarcerated inguinal hernias in emergency, while one was a routine case. They presented with following unusual features ; (1)Strangulated Meckel's Diverticulum as content (2) Inflamed Appendix Vermicularis as content (3) Strangulated omentum showed metastasis of a hidden intraabdominal adenocarcinoma (4) Beaded hernial sac which revealed mesothelial hyperplasia on histopathology.
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