Using meta-analysis to answer clinical questions
Theodoropoulos, D.S.; Theodoropoulos, G.A.; Pecoraro, D.L.
JAMA 286(21): 2669-2670
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0098-7484 PMID: 11730437 Document Number: 529656
A 4-day-old infant with acute appendicitis (AA) due to incarceration of a right inguinal hernia is presented. Although appendicitis is the most common condition requiring abdominal surgery, the reported occurrence of Aa subsequent to neonatal hernia incarceration is exceptionally rare.
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