A rare case of giant 5 mm port-site preperitoneal small-bowel incarceration without fascial defect following laparoscopic hysterectomy

A rare case of incarcerated appendix in a port site hernia: A case report

“…Amyand's hernia and de Garengeot's hernia are uncommon, estimated to make up only 0.5–1 % and 0.8–1 % of all abdominal wall hernias respectively [ 2 , 3 ]. Laparoscopic port site hernias, a type of incisional hernia, are also uncommon with incidence of about 0.2–3.1% [ 4 ]. This increases with larger port sizes, with most described at >10 mm and less commonly at 5 mm incisions following drain removal [ 5 ].…”