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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, Konstantinos Perivoliotis, Alexandros Diamantis, Dionysios Dimas, Michael Spyridakis, Konstantinos Tepetes, Marcello Picchio   +6 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, Maria Kalogirou, Ioannis Patoulias   +2 more
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Seat Belt Compression Appendicitis following Motor Vehicle Collision

Case Reports in Emergency Medicine, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
Appendicitis and trauma both present in emergency department commonly but their presentation together in the same patient is unusual. We present a case of a middle‐aged man brought by emergency medical services (EMS) to the emergency department with complaints of abdominal pain after he was involved in motor vehicle collision.
Muhammad Faisal Khilji, Qazi Zia Ullah, Oludayo A. Sowande   +2 more
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Amyand’s Hernia, State of the Art and New Points of View

Case Reports in Surgery, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
Background. Amyand’s hernia (AH) is an inguinal hernia containing the vermiform appendix, with an incidence between 0.4% and 1% of all inguinal hernias. Acute or perforated appendicitis can complicate AH. Case Presentation. A 75‐year‐old Caucasian man presented with incarceration of vermiform appendix in inguinal hernia sac.
Guido Mantovani, Michela De Angelis, Francesco Di Lecce, Annalisa Pascariello, Domenico Risio, Luigi Boccia, Shin-ichi Kosugi   +6 more
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Amyand’s hernia : a case report [PDF]

, 2013
The presence of vermiform appendix, whether normal or inflamed in the inguinal hernia, is referred to as Amyand’s hernia. This is rare occurring in about 1% of inguinal hernias in adults.
Muscat, Peter
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Rare Presentations of Hernia [PDF]

, 2019
Rare types of hernias require the use of astute clinical judgment and high index of suspicion with supportive information obtained with cross sectional imaging.
Yatawatta, Ashanga
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A Case Report of Inguinal Hernia Sac Lithiasis

Case Reports in Medicine, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
We report a case of a stone in inguinal hernia sac. A 41‐year‐old male patient presented to Hakim Hospital in Neyshabur city, Iran, with complaints of pain and swelling in the right abdominal region. After initial evaluations, a diagnosis of right inguinal hernia was made, and the patient was scheduled for hernioplasty.
Kiana Babaei, Ali Movahedi, Azam Gazerani, Navid Soroush, Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria   +4 more
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TULAA: A Minimally Invasive Appendicectomy Technique for the Paediatric Patient

Minimally Invasive Surgery, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016
TULAA or Transumbilical Laparoscopic Assisted Appendicectomy is a minimally invasive technique described by Pelosi in 1992 for the removal of the inflamed appendix. Its main advantage is the possibility of exploring the peritoneal cavity and performing a simple and safe extracorporeal appendicectomy.
Giordano Perin, Maria Grazia Scarpa, Stephen Kavic   +2 more
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Incidental finding of Amyand’s hernia in a non-contrast CT of the abdomen: a case report

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Background Amyand’s hernia is characterized as an inguinal hernia in which the hernia sac contains the appendix. It is highly atypical for the appendix structure to be contained within the hernia sac.
Fenny Susilo, Michaela Alexandra Charlee, Yopi Simargi, Ronny Ronny   +3 more
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Amyand's hernia-a vermiform appendix presenting in an inguinal hernia: a case series

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction A vermiform appendix in an inguinal hernia, inflamed or not, is known as Amyand's hernia. Here we present a case series of four men with Amyand's hernia.
Pavlidis Theodoros, Ballas Konstantinos, Symeonidis Nikolaos, Tsitlakidis Anastasios, Pavlidis Efstathios, Baltatzis Minas, Lalountas Miltiadis, Psarras Kyriakos, Sakantamis Athanassios   +8 more
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