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Case Reports
. 2009 Apr;52(2):E31-2.

Carcinoma of the sigmoid colon in an incarcerated inguinal hernia

Jaime Ruiz-Tovar  1 , Emilio Ripalda, Rafael Beni, Jose Nistal, Carlos Monroy, Pedro Carda
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Case Reports

Carcinoma of the sigmoid colon in an incarcerated inguinal hernia

Jaime Ruiz-Tovar et al. Can J Surg. 2009 Apr.
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Fig. 1. Computed tomography scan showing the left inguinoscrotal hernia containing large bowel with asymmetric wall thickening and luminal alterations, suggesting a neoplasm within the inguinal hernia.
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Fig. 2. Surgical view showing the incisions (the left standard inguinal incision and the formal medium laparotomy). The left inguinal hernia contains the tumour.
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