Amyand's Hernia, Appendicitis, and Undescended Testis: The Amyand's Triad

Inguinal hernia with appendix as content, classically called as Amyand's Hernia has been well documented in children. Undescended testis with an associated hernia is also not uncommon and is an indication for early orchidopexy. We report a case of undescended testis which presented as an irredu...

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Autores principales: Dhanasekarapandian, Vembar, Shanmugam, Vivek, Jagannathan, Muthukumaran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6042165/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30050271
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_174_17
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Sumario:Inguinal hernia with appendix as content, classically called as Amyand's Hernia has been well documented in children. Undescended testis with an associated hernia is also not uncommon and is an indication for early orchidopexy. We report a case of undescended testis which presented as an irreducible right inguinal hernia, which on exploration was found to have an inflamed appendix.

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