Abdominal hernias are very frequent in cirrhotic patients with ascites. The hernias usually present as umbilical, inguinal, incisional, or femoral. However, these patients can also develop uncommon hernias such as pelvic hernias because of pelvic floor weakness and high abdominal pressure due to ascites. We present the first case of a cirrhotic patient with ascites that developed a giant sciatic hernia mimicking a perianal abscess. © 2012 Wellington Andraus et al.
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Andraus, W., Haddad, L. B. D. P., Ferro, O. C., & D’Albuquerque, L. A. C. (2012). Sciatic hernia mimicking perianal abscess in a cirrhotic patient. Case Reports in Medicine, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/651472
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