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Following liver transplantation, diagnosis of chronic abdominal pain is challenging because it may relate to immunosuppression, scaring or opportunistic infections.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Presentation of case<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 62 years-old male presented with chronic abdominal pain one year following liver transplantation due to hepatocellular carcinoma. After work-up he was diagnosed with a Spigelian hernia containing the appendix. We did hernia repair with mesh but appendectomy was not performed since it showed no signs of inflammation. On follow-up the patient had complete resolution of the pain.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is the first case of spigelian hernia containing the appendix following liver transplantation. Mesh repair can be safely performed in this setting but incidental appendectomy is controversial due to higher morbidity and mortality. In this case report we discuss the relationship between liver transplantation, abdominal hernias and the pitfalls of incidental appendectomy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Uncommon ventral hernias are a possible cause for chronic abdominal pain after surgery and should be investigated with imaging studies. Mesh repair is safe but incidental appendectomy in the immunosuppressed is not encouraged due to increased morbidity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Highlights<\/jats:title>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijscr.2020.06.003","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,16]],"date-time":"2020-06-16T12:29:00Z","timestamp":1592310540000},"page":"533-536","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["First case report of spigelian hernia containing the appendix after liver transplantation"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"72","author":[{"given":"Lucas Faraco","family":"Sobrado","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lucas","family":"Ernani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Daniel Reis","family":"Waisberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Luiz Augusto","family":"Carneiro-D\u2019Albuquerque","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wellington","family":"Andraus","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"R1-118-20260114","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"219","DOI":"10.1055\/s-2007-1007199","article-title":"Abdominal wall hernias in the setting of cirrhosis","volume":"17","author":"Belghiti","year":"1997","journal-title":"Semin. 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