Amyand hernia as a rare cause of abdominal pain: A case report and literature review

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Amyand's hernia is an uncommon kind of inguinal hernia in which the appendix becomes entrapped within the hernia sac. In patients with an inflamed or perforated appendix, mesh repair is not recommended for hernia repair. ABSTRACT: Amyand's hernia is an uncommon kind o...

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Autores principales: Radboy, Mahsa, Kalantari, Mohammad Ebrahim, Einafshar, Negar, Zandbaf, Tooraj, Bagherzadeh, Ali Akbar, Shari’at Moghani, Mahta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10533375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37780933
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7929
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Sumario:KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: Amyand's hernia is an uncommon kind of inguinal hernia in which the appendix becomes entrapped within the hernia sac. In patients with an inflamed or perforated appendix, mesh repair is not recommended for hernia repair. ABSTRACT: Amyand's hernia is an uncommon kind of inguinal hernia in which the appendix becomes entrapped within the hernia sac. We report a 48‐year‐old man with a right groin protrusion and abdominal pain. In the abdominopelvic ultrasound, an appendix with a diameter of 9 mm was reported in the right inguinal canal. The patient was diagnosed with Amyand hernia.

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