Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Wei-Chun Lin

Publications

• Case Report
  A Painful Groin Pseudotumor Mimicked an Incarcerated Hernia
  Author(s): Wei-Chun Lin, I-Hsuan Huang and Sheng-Der HsuWei-Chun Lin, I-Hsuan Huang and Sheng-Der Hsu
  
  Incarcerated inguinal hernia is one of the emergency operations for delay diagnosis may cause serious dreadful effects such as bowel obstruction, bacterial translocation with sepsis, intestinal wall necrosis, bowel perforation, or even death. On the other hand, inflammatory pseudotumors (IPTs) were first described by Brunn, but their cause remains unknown. These benign lesions are common in children and young adults, but they can also occur in elderly adults. An 88-year-old Chinese man was referred to our hospital with a painful mass in his right inguinal region for 3 days. The patient complained about abdominal fullness, poor appetite, and right groin painful and an enlarged lesion in his groin site since five days ago. Physical examination revealed a tender, painful, untouchable, and nonpulsatile mass lesion in the right groin area. Non-specific bowel gas and stool impaction in the .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000728

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