Ruptured Hemorrhagic Ovarian Cyst Presenting as an Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia in an Adult Female: A Rare Clinical Scenario of a Common Surgical Emergency
Joint Authors
Yadav, Sudeep Pradeep
Jategaonkar, Priyadarshan Anand
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-04-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Embryoanatomical peculiarities are responsible for low occurrence of inguinal hernias in females.
Amongst them, ovarian hernias are rarer.
They are commonly noticed in children.
An attending surgeon commonly faces diagnostic and operative dilemmas in managing these overtly “simple-looking” clinical scenarios.
Although ovarian cysts are one of the common contents of the sac, we report a case of adult incarcerated ovarian hernia who presented with a ruptured hemorrhagic ovarian cyst.
This differential should be kept in mind while treating an adult female with painful inguinal swelling.
As far our knowledge goes, such case with ruptured ovarian cyst presenting as an incarcerated hernia in an emergency scenario has not been reported as yet.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jategaonkar, Priyadarshan Anand& Yadav, Sudeep Pradeep. 2013. Ruptured Hemorrhagic Ovarian Cyst Presenting as an Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia in an Adult Female: A Rare Clinical Scenario of a Common Surgical Emergency. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1005667
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jategaonkar, Priyadarshan Anand& Yadav, Sudeep Pradeep. Ruptured Hemorrhagic Ovarian Cyst Presenting as an Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia in an Adult Female: A Rare Clinical Scenario of a Common Surgical Emergency. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1005667
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jategaonkar, Priyadarshan Anand& Yadav, Sudeep Pradeep. Ruptured Hemorrhagic Ovarian Cyst Presenting as an Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia in an Adult Female: A Rare Clinical Scenario of a Common Surgical Emergency. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1005667
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1005667