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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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Autores principales: Chiong, Corinna, Yoon, Peter, Boseto, Fred
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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