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Appendicitis within an Amyand’s hernia: a surprising finding
Amyand’s hernia is a rare type of hernia where the appendix is found within the hernial sac. We present a case of appendicitis within an Amyand’s hernia in a 72-year-old man who presented with a acutely painful, irreducible right inguinal lump. He underwent open appendicectomy and primary tissue rep...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6413376/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30886693 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjz055 |
| Sumario: | Amyand’s hernia is a rare type of hernia where the appendix is found within the hernial sac. We present a case of appendicitis within an Amyand’s hernia in a 72-year-old man who presented with a acutely painful, irreducible right inguinal lump. He underwent open appendicectomy and primary tissue repair with subsequent delayed elective mesh hernioplasty 3 months later. |
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