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Amyand's Hernia: Perforated Appendix in an Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia

Amyand’s hernia is an unusual condition characterized by the presence of a normal or inflamed appendix located within an inguinal hernia. We present a rare situation wherein a 56-year-old male patient presented with an incarcerated inflamed appendix in a right inguinal hernia. He was emergently take...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gupta, Anupam K, Vazquez, Oscar A, El Haddi, James, Dedwylder, Michael, Yeguez, Jose F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7213651/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32399355
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7622
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Sumario:Amyand’s hernia is an unusual condition characterized by the presence of a normal or inflamed appendix located within an inguinal hernia. We present a rare situation wherein a 56-year-old male patient presented with an incarcerated inflamed appendix in a right inguinal hernia. He was emergently taken to the operating room, with diagnostic laparoscopy changed to open, due to incarcerated cecum and terminal ileum. The incarcerated segment had to be resected with primary anastomosis. The inflamed and purulent contents were washed out, and the hernia defect was left unrepaired due to the presence of abscess in the inguinal canal.