Eviscerated ‘Amyand’ Incisional Hernia

The presence of an inflamed appendix in an inguinal hernia sac is known as “Amyand” hernia. The appendix within an umbilical incisional hernia sac is rare, and its evisceration is even rarer. Here we report a case of spontaneous evisceration of an appendix through an umbilical incisional hernia foll...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Das, Soumen, Sarkar, Sudip, Ghosh, Mriganka, De, Utpal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Islamic Medical Association of North America 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3516060/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23610490
http://dx.doi.org/10.5915/43-2-8069
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Sumario:The presence of an inflamed appendix in an inguinal hernia sac is known as “Amyand” hernia. The appendix within an umbilical incisional hernia sac is rare, and its evisceration is even rarer. Here we report a case of spontaneous evisceration of an appendix through an umbilical incisional hernia following laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

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