Incidental discovery of Amyand's hernia in an adult female: A case report

INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Amyand's hernia is a rare type of inguinal hernia with an incidence of about 0.1% of all inguinal hernias with most in occurring in childhood. It is characterized by the presence of the vermiform appendix within the hernia sac. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case...

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Autores principales: Katembo Sikakulya, Franck, Kiyaka, Sonye Magugu, Masereka, Robert, Onyai, Patrick, Anyama, Philip
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8167283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34044262
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106003
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Amyand's hernia is a rare type of inguinal hernia with an incidence of about 0.1% of all inguinal hernias with most in occurring in childhood. It is characterized by the presence of the vermiform appendix within the hernia sac. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of 40-year-old female who underwent inguino-labial hernia repair with an incidental finding of a normal appendix within the sac; this was not predicted by the pre-operative ultrasound scan. CLINICAL DISCUSSION: We recommend that a detailed ultrasound scan be done for all patients with an inguinal hernia to help to manage the patient timeously and safely. CONCLUSION: We present a rare condition in a 40-year-old female with a right inguinal hernia, an Amyand's hernia.

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