Amyand's hernia, appendicitis, and undescended testis: The amyand's triad
Inguinal hernia with appendix as content, classically called as Amyand's Hernia has been well documented in children. Undescended testis with an associated hernia is also not uncommon and is an indication for early orchidopexy. We report a case of undescended testis which presented as an irredu...
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| author | Vembar Dhanasekarapandian Vivek Shanmugam Muthukumaran Jagannathan |
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| description | Inguinal hernia with appendix as content, classically called as Amyand's Hernia has been well documented in children. Undescended testis with an associated hernia is also not uncommon and is an indication for early orchidopexy. We report a case of undescended testis which presented as an irreducible right inguinal hernia, which on exploration was found to have an inflamed appendix. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-37d54057529043e9b7060424d390438d2022-12-21T20:11:38ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons0971-92611998-38912018-01-0123316917010.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_174_17Amyand's hernia, appendicitis, and undescended testis: The amyand's triadVembar DhanasekarapandianVivek ShanmugamMuthukumaran JagannathanInguinal hernia with appendix as content, classically called as Amyand's Hernia has been well documented in children. Undescended testis with an associated hernia is also not uncommon and is an indication for early orchidopexy. We report a case of undescended testis which presented as an irreducible right inguinal hernia, which on exploration was found to have an inflamed appendix.http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2018;volume=23;issue=3;spage=169;epage=170;aulast=DhanasekarapandianAcute appendicitisAmyand's herniaundescended testis |
| spellingShingle | Vembar Dhanasekarapandian Vivek Shanmugam Muthukumaran Jagannathan Amyand's hernia, appendicitis, and undescended testis: The amyand's triad Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons Acute appendicitis Amyand's hernia undescended testis |
| title | Amyand's hernia, appendicitis, and undescended testis: The amyand's triad |
| title_full | Amyand's hernia, appendicitis, and undescended testis: The amyand's triad |
| title_fullStr | Amyand's hernia, appendicitis, and undescended testis: The amyand's triad |
| title_full_unstemmed | Amyand's hernia, appendicitis, and undescended testis: The amyand's triad |
| title_short | Amyand's hernia, appendicitis, and undescended testis: The amyand's triad |
| title_sort | amyand s hernia appendicitis and undescended testis the amyand s triad |
| topic | Acute appendicitis Amyand's hernia undescended testis |
| url | http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2018;volume=23;issue=3;spage=169;epage=170;aulast=Dhanasekarapandian |
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