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Amyand hernia with appendicitis

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%.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Yagnik, Vipul D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3981237/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24765286
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e24
Descripción
Sumario: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%.