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Emergency presentation of a dermoid cyst of the groin: a diagnostic confounder on the acute surgical take.

Authors :
Lee, Sheah Lin
Lai, Jacqueline
Dudding, Thomas
De'Ath, Henry D.
Source :
ANZ Journal of Surgery; Mar2020, Vol. 90 Issue 3, pE50-E51, 2p, 1 Diagram
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

A 19-year-old male presented to the emergency surgical take with a new tender left groin lump. A diagnosis of an incarcerated inguinal hernia was made, and the patient consented to an emergency open inguinal hernia repair. 2 Ergun T, Lakadamyali H. A dermoid cyst of the round ligament clinically misdiagnosed as incarcerated inguinal hernia. [Extracted from the article]

Subjects

Subjects :
DERMOID cysts
GROIN
INGUINAL hernia

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14451433
Volume :
90
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
ANZ Journal of Surgery
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
142138104
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.15216