Giant Left-Sided Amyand's Hernia: A Challenging Procedure in a Rural Hospital

The finding of a vermiform appendix in the case of an inguinal hernia that extends below the midpoint of the inner thigh when the patient is in a standing position is defined as giant left-sided Amyand's hernia. It is a very rare case and significantly challenging in terms of preoperative diagn...

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Autores principales: Rudiman, Reno, Winata, Andika A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2018
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Single Case
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6276735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30519150
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000493182
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description The finding of a vermiform appendix in the case of an inguinal hernia that extends below the midpoint of the inner thigh when the patient is in a standing position is defined as giant left-sided Amyand's hernia. It is a very rare case and significantly challenging in terms of preoperative diagnosis and surgical management. Here we present our experience with a case of a giant left-sided Amyand's hernia that was followed up for 2 months.
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spelling pubmed-62767352018-12-05 Giant Left-Sided Amyand's Hernia: A Challenging Procedure in a Rural Hospital Rudiman, Reno Winata, Andika A. Case Rep Gastroenterol Single Case The finding of a vermiform appendix in the case of an inguinal hernia that extends below the midpoint of the inner thigh when the patient is in a standing position is defined as giant left-sided Amyand's hernia. It is a very rare case and significantly challenging in terms of preoperative diagnosis and surgical management. Here we present our experience with a case of a giant left-sided Amyand's hernia that was followed up for 2 months. S. Karger AG 2018-11-14 /pmc/articles/PMC6276735/ /pubmed/30519150 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000493182 Text en Copyright © 2018 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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