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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2015 Amyand's hernia is a rare condition defined by the inclusion of the appendix vermiformis within the hernia sac. Its incidence among cases of groin hernia is less than 1%. The clinical manifestation of incarcerated inguinal hernia generally masks the symptoms and signs of acute appendicitis, which renders preoperative diagnosis difficult. In this study,
Fatih, Ciftci, Ibrahim, Abdulrahman
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Case Reports in Surgery, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019 Introduction. Inguinal hernia is the most common condition in both male and female subjects. Amyand’s hernia is characterized by the presence of the cecal appendix, swollen or not, inside the inguinal hernia sac. It is a rare condition and represents 1% of all the inguinal hernia pathology. Littre’s hernia (LH) is a condition defined by the presence of
Andrés Eduardo Velásquez-Bueso +4 more
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Acta medica Okayama, 2020 A 76-year-old Japanese man was transferred to our hospital to undergo rehabilitation after traffic accident-related injuries. Seven days post-admission, he presented with abdominal pain and an 8-cm lump in the right inguinal region. He was diagnosed with an incarcerated inguinal hernia and underwent elective surgery the day after manual reduction.
Okita, Atsushi +2 more
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Two Rare Cases of Appendicitis: Amyand’s Hernia and De Garengeot’s Hernia
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019 An Amyand’s hernia is an inguinal hernia that contains vermiform appendix. De Garengeot’s hernias are similar; however, in this case the appendix is within a femoral hernia. Both types of hernia are rare, and those hernias associated with appendicitis, perforation, or abscess are even scarcer presentations.
Kimberly A. Schaaf +4 more
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Amyand’s Hernia: an Up-to-Date Review of the Literature
Acta Medica, 2018 Amyand’s hernia is defined as an inguinal hernia, containing the appendix within the hernia sac. Incidence of this rare condition rises up to 1% (0.19–1.7%) of all inguinal hernia cases. Inflammation of the appendix within the inguinal sac is even rarer,
Dimitrios Patoulias +2 more
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Case Reports in Surgery, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018 The de Garengeot hernia is an uncommon and potentially confounding pathologic process in which the appendix is contained within a femoral hernia. While typically a benign incidental finding, superimposed acute appendicitis is a rare but serious complication.
Alyssa Goldbach +5 more
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An Appendiceal Carcinoid Tumor within an Amyand’s Hernia Mimicking an Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia
Case Reports in Surgery, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 Introduction. We report the case of an appendiceal carcinoid tumor within an Amyand’s hernia, presenting as an incarcerated right inguinal hernia. Presentation of Case. A 52‐year‐old male presented in the emergency department due to a persistent right inguinal pain. Clinical examination revealed a tender right groin mass.
Gregorios Christodoulidis +6 more
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Amyand's hernia: Case series and our experience
, 2010 Background: Acute appendicitis in an inguinal hernia that has been called as "Amyand's Hernia" since the day on which Claudius Amyand has described the condition. That was the first appendectomy ever reported in the literature.
Selim Sozen +15 more
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Surgery Research and Practice, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 Amyand’s hernia is defined as protrusion of the vermiform appendix in an inguinal hernia sac. It is a rare entity with variable clinical presentation from normal vermiform appendix to abscess formation due to perforation of acute appendicitis. Although surgical treatment includes appendectomy and hernia repair, appendectomy in the absence of an ...
Emin Kose +3 more
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Amyand's hernia: 10 years' experience
, 2009 Amyand's hernia is an atypical groin hernia which contains the vermiform appendix. The aim of this study was to review a single institution's experience in the clinical presentation, management and prognostic factors of this rare ...
Hagen, Monika +9 more
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