Abstract
Acute appendicitis within hernia sac termed Amyand’s hernia was described firstly by Claudius Amyand. It has been approximately found in 1 % of cases of inguinal hernias. In this study, we reported a 24 years old man diagnosed with inguinal hernia, which was found appendix vermiformis in the sac of hernia intraoperatively, the other name Amyand’s hernia. Diagnosis of Amyand’s hernia is difficult preoperatively and is a rare form of inguinal hernia.
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Article Type: Case Report
J Clin Exp Invest, Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2011, 446-448
https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.01.2011.04.0092
Publication date: 12 Dec 2011
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