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AMYAND HERNIA: A RARE SURGICAL VARIATION
Amyand’s hernia is an inguinal hernia with trapped appendix; its frequency is approximately 1%. Acute appendicitis is a rare clinical presentation (0.1%) of Amyand’s hernia. It was first described by Claudius Amyand in 1735. We report a patient of Amyand’
Ghufran Ahmed +5 more
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Amyand’s Hernia: Case Report -Current Dilemma in Diagnosis and Management [PDF]
Amyand’s hernia is an extremely rare condition, often misdiagnosed as a strangulated inguinal hernia, in which the inguinal hernial sac contains the vermiform appendix. It is often a surgical surprise.
Jonathan Sadhu +3 more
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Left Sided Amyand’s Hernia with Sliding Component
The eponym ‘Amyand hernia’ coined in recognition of Claudius Amyand, the first surgeon to successfully perform appendectomy in a hernia sac containing appendix, refers to the vermiform appendix within inguinal hernia.
Ashis Pun, Roshan Khatri
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Amyand’s Hernia: A Rare Case Report
: Amyand’s hernia is described in the inguinal hernia sac as being the presence of an appendix vermiformis. It is a rare condition the incidence is about 1 per cent of all inguinal hernias.
Fadli Robby Amsriza, Rizka Fakhriani
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Background: A 70-year-old man was referred to our hospital with increasing pain and tenderness over a pre-existing right inguinal hernia, which had been present for the past 12 years. On clinical examination, there was an irreducible inguinal bulge and a tender palpable mass at the right groin.
Ceulemans, L. J. +3 more
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Amyand's hernia: a rare inguinal hernia [PDF]
Inguinal hernia repair is commonplace in general surgery practice and an estimated 700 000 are performed each year in the USA. The presence of the vermiform appendix contained in the hernia sac, or an Amyand's hernia, is exceedingly rare, occurring in 1%
Green, Jonathan, Gutwein, Luke G.
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Amyand's hernia: a rare inguinal hernia [PDF]
Inguinal hernia repair is commonplace in general surgery practice and an estimated 700 000 are performed each year in the USA. The presence of the vermiform appendix contained in the hernia sac, or an Amyand's hernia, is exceedingly rare, occurring in 1%
Green, Jonathan, Gutwein, Luke G.
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Amyand's Hernia: Review of the Literature
Amyand's hernia is defined as the presence of the cecal appendix inside the sac of an inguinal hernia. The appendix can be normal, inflamed, perforated or gangrenous, but the first situation is the most frequent.
Martín Obed Obregón Palomar +4 more
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The term Amyand’s hernia refers to an incarcerated inguinal hernia containing the vermiform appendix, which may be completely healthy, inflamed or perforated.
Nabil I. Naiem
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Acute appendicitis in an inguinal hernia, termed an Amyand's hernia, is an uncommon and rare condition. It is seen in less than 1% of adult inguinal hernia repairs [1, 2] and is often misdiagnosed as strangulated inguinal hernia. The clinical presentation varies depending on the extent of inflammation in the hernial sac and the presence or absence of ...
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