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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2019· item PMID:31401566

Appendicitis within the contents of an incarcerated paraumbilical hernia. A 30-year-old woman known to have a paraumbilical hernia presented with central abdominal pain and vomiting. On examination, she was tender around the umbilical area, and a lump was felt on the umbilicus with associated skin changes. A CT scan was performed which showed an inflamed appendix within an incarcerated paraumblical hernia.