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Incarcerated Amyand hernia with necrosis of the appendix and cecum

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2021
Introduction: Presence of vermiform appendix (inflamed or not) within a hernia sac is called Amyand hernia. It is a rare disease, occurring about 1% of inguinal hernia patients. Commonly the diagnosis occurs intraoperatively.
Renato Queiroga de Almeida, Aline Zara, Daniela Ferreira, Fernando Schulz, Jaques Waisberg   +4 more
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Amyand hernia with appendicitis [PDF]

Clinics and Practice, 2011
The term Amyand hernia refers to presence of appendix within inguinal hernia. The incidence of having a normal appendix within inguinal hernia is about 1%, whereas the finding of appendicitis in the inguinal hernia is only 0.1%.
Vipul Yagnik
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Two cases of intraoperative diagnosed Amyand hernia: Case report and literature review. [PDF]

Int J Surg Case Rep
Ghattas S, El Bitar J, Hadeer RA, Salloum M, Akel C, Bitar H.   +5 more
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Perforated Appendix in Amyand Inguinal Hernia in a Neonate Presenting as Obstructed Oblique Inguinal Hernia: A Case Report and Review of Literature [PDF]

Pediatric Sciences Journal, 2023
An Amyand hernia is defined as when the appendix is trapped within the sac of an inguinal hernia through a patent vaginal process. It was first described by Claudius Amyand, in 1735 during an appendectomy of a perforated appendix inside a hernial sac of ...
Khaled S. Abdullateef , Youssef Eid , Maryam Eldaqaq, Hassan Marhoon , Sherifa Tawfik, Mohamed Fargaly , Rawan Abdelmaqsoud, Magd Ahmed Kotb , Sherif Kaddah Heba Taher, Heba Taher   +9 more
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Appendicitis and its associated mortality and morbidity in infants up to 3 months of age: A systematic review

Health Science Reports, Volume 6, Issue 9, September 2023., 2023
Abstract Background and Aims Although appendicitis is rare in young infants, the reported mortality is high. Primary aim of this systematic review was to provide updated insights in the mortality and morbidity (postoperative complications, Clavien‐Dindo grades I–IV) of appendicitis in infants ≤3 months of age. Secondary aims comprised the evaluation of
Sarah‐May M. L. The, Anne‐Fleur M. H. The, Joep P. M. Derikx, Roel Bakx, Douwe H. Visser, Tim G. J. de Meij, Johannes C. F. Ket, Ernest L. W. van Heurn, Ramon R. Gorter   +8 more
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Clinical characteristics and prognosis of 69 cases of neonatal appendicitis

Pediatric Investigation, Volume 7, Issue 2, Page 95-101, June 2023., 2023
Neonatal appendicitis (NA) is a rare disease with atypical signs and symptoms. We summarized the clinical characteristics, treatments, and prognoses of patients with NA. Early identification and reasonable treatment can improve the prognosis of NA. ABSTRACT Importance Neonatal appendicitis (NA) is a rare and potentially fatal neonatal disease. However,
Yong Zhao, Caihan Tang, Jinshi Huang, Junmin Liao, Yichao Gu, Kaiyun Hua, Yanan Zhang, Yongwei Chen, Shuangshuang Li   +8 more
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Challenges in strategies for Amyand hernia in children: literature review with clinical illustrations

Annals of Pediatric Surgery, 2023
Amyand hernia (AH) is a rare disease, so there are no standard strategies and there are many different aspects at each stage of its management. Based on our own experience, we encountered these differences even in a small number of cases and therefore ...
Sergey Klyuev, M. Azizoğlu
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Three Centuries of Appendicectomy

World Journal of Surgery, Volume 47, Issue 4, Page 928-936, April 2023., 2023
Abstract Background Save for the contribution of Charles McBurney, who described his eponymous point and the appendicectomy incision, the history of appendicectomy is largely unknown among the medical profession. This review traces the history from the first anatomical depiction of the appendix to the development of open appendicectomy and the recent ...
Philip J. J. Herrod, Alex T. Kwok, Dileep N. Lobo   +2 more
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Incarcerated Amyand’s Hernia with Destructive Appendicitis Complicated with Myocardial Infarction. A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2021
Amyand hernia is a rare presentation in inguinal hernias (less than 1% of cases with inguinal hernias) which is evidenced when in herniated masses the presence of inflamed appendix is ​​ascertained or not.
Dimitar Hadzhiev, Dzhevdet Chakarov, Evgeniy Moshekov, Boris Sakakushev, Elena Hadzhieva   +4 more
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Amyand hernia with perforated appendix simulating as testicular torsion in a neonate: A case report

Journal of Neonatal Surgery, 2023
Background: Amyand hernia is defined as the presence of the vermiform appendix within the hernial sac. A perforated appendix is an uncommon complication of Amyand hernia. Rarely it may simulate a testicular torsion.
O. Edan
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