Catastrophic abdominal wall phlegmon and sepsis in an incarcerated inguinal hernia without bowel perforation: Damage control surgery and staged repair

Background and objective: To report the management of an exceptionally severe incarcerated inguinal hernia complicated by extensive abdominal wall and retroperitoneal phlegmon with sepsis, in the absence of bowel perforation, emphasising prolonged damage-control treatment and staged reconstruction. [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]