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A Rare Case of Amyand’s Hernia
Cureus, 2023 A hernia is an abnormal protrusion of an organ or tissue from its containing cavity. The most common type of abdominal hernia is an inguinal hernia. When a hernia is non-reducible, it is termed an incarcerated hernia. We present one such rare case of an incarcerated appendix within a right inguinal hernia, also called Amyand's hernia (AH).
Shah, Siddharth +4 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 ...
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International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 2021 Amyand's hernia (AH) is a form of inguinal hernia which is consider as very rare and this type of hernia occurred up to 1% of all inguinal hernia cases. In this type of inguinal hernia, the content of hernia sac is appendix. Most patient with AH often remains asymptomatic and diagnosed intraoperatively.
Munira Abdul Aziz +2 more
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EXTRA-ABDOMINAL APPENDICITIS: A CASE REPORT FROM AN AMYAND HERNIA
British Journal of SurgeryHernioplasty is one of the most common procedures in general surgery. The post-operative period extends until 6 months of surgery, to detect early recurrence. This aims to share the management of appendicitis in a recurrent hernia.
R. Pera +4 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 +2 more
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Hernia de Amyand tipo 2: apendicectomía y hernioplastia con malla de baja densidad
Revista Colombiana de Cirugía, 2021 La incidencia de las hernias inguinales en Colombia es de aproximadamente 15 por cada 1000 habitantes, y el riesgo de presentar una hernia inguinal durante la vida es del 27 % en hombres y del 3 % en mujeres.
Jorge Luis Vélez-Bernal +3 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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Amyand's hernia: a rare inguinal hernia [PDF]
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2013 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% of inguinal hernia patients.
Green, Jonathan, Gutwein, Luke G.
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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2023 Background: Amyand's Hernia (AH) is a rare entity described as the presence of the vermiform appendix in an inguinal hernial sac. Though its prevalence is three times more in children than adults, owing to the presence of patent processus vaginalis, its occurrence with acute appendicitis is more uncommon in children, especially in infants.
Shazia Jalil +5 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 +6 more
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