Amyand's hernia-a vermiform appendix presenting in an inguinal hernia: a case series
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>A vermiform appendix in an inguinal hernia, inflamed or not, is known as Amyand's hernia. Here we present a case series of four men with Amyand's hernia.</p> <p>Case presentations</p> <p>We retrosp...
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| author | Pavlidis Theodoros Ballas Konstantinos Symeonidis Nikolaos Tsitlakidis Anastasios Pavlidis Efstathios Baltatzis Minas Lalountas Miltiadis Psarras Kyriakos Sakantamis Athanassios |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>A vermiform appendix in an inguinal hernia, inflamed or not, is known as Amyand's hernia. Here we present a case series of four men with Amyand's hernia.</p> <p>Case presentations</p> <p>We retrospectively studied 963 Caucasian patients with inguinal hernia who were admitted to our surgical department over a 12-year period. Four patients presented with Amyand's hernia (0.4%). A 32-year-old Caucasian man had an inflamed vermiform appendix in his hernial sac (acute appendicitis), presenting as an incarcerated right groin hernia, and underwent simultaneous appendectomy and Bassini suture hernia repair. Two patients, Caucasian men aged 36 and 43 years old, had normal appendices in their sacs, which clinically appeared as non-incarcerated right groin hernias. Both underwent a plug-mesh hernia repair without appendectomy. The fourth patient, a 25-year-old Caucasian man with a large but not inflamed appendix in his sac, had a plug-mesh hernia repair with appendectomy.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>A hernia surgeon may encounter unexpected intraoperative findings, such as Amyand's hernia. It is important to be prepared and apply the appropriate treatment.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8996503376654b16bb31e27d02a956662022-12-22T03:06:15ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472011-09-015146310.1186/1752-1947-5-463Amyand's hernia-a vermiform appendix presenting in an inguinal hernia: a case seriesPavlidis TheodorosBallas KonstantinosSymeonidis NikolaosTsitlakidis AnastasiosPavlidis EfstathiosBaltatzis MinasLalountas MiltiadisPsarras KyriakosSakantamis Athanassios<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>A vermiform appendix in an inguinal hernia, inflamed or not, is known as Amyand's hernia. Here we present a case series of four men with Amyand's hernia.</p> <p>Case presentations</p> <p>We retrospectively studied 963 Caucasian patients with inguinal hernia who were admitted to our surgical department over a 12-year period. Four patients presented with Amyand's hernia (0.4%). A 32-year-old Caucasian man had an inflamed vermiform appendix in his hernial sac (acute appendicitis), presenting as an incarcerated right groin hernia, and underwent simultaneous appendectomy and Bassini suture hernia repair. Two patients, Caucasian men aged 36 and 43 years old, had normal appendices in their sacs, which clinically appeared as non-incarcerated right groin hernias. Both underwent a plug-mesh hernia repair without appendectomy. The fourth patient, a 25-year-old Caucasian man with a large but not inflamed appendix in his sac, had a plug-mesh hernia repair with appendectomy.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>A hernia surgeon may encounter unexpected intraoperative findings, such as Amyand's hernia. It is important to be prepared and apply the appropriate treatment.</p>http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/463 |
| spellingShingle | Pavlidis Theodoros Ballas Konstantinos Symeonidis Nikolaos Tsitlakidis Anastasios Pavlidis Efstathios Baltatzis Minas Lalountas Miltiadis Psarras Kyriakos Sakantamis Athanassios Amyand's hernia-a vermiform appendix presenting in an inguinal hernia: a case series Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| title | Amyand's hernia-a vermiform appendix presenting in an inguinal hernia: a case series |
| title_full | Amyand's hernia-a vermiform appendix presenting in an inguinal hernia: a case series |
| title_fullStr | Amyand's hernia-a vermiform appendix presenting in an inguinal hernia: a case series |
| title_full_unstemmed | Amyand's hernia-a vermiform appendix presenting in an inguinal hernia: a case series |
| title_short | Amyand's hernia-a vermiform appendix presenting in an inguinal hernia: a case series |
| title_sort | amyand s hernia a vermiform appendix presenting in an inguinal hernia a case series |
| url | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/463 |
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