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Case Reports
. 2011 Oct;16(4):171-2.
doi: 10.4103/0971-9261.86890.

Amyand's hernia

Kulwant Singh  1 , Rana Ranjit Singh, Sundeep Kaur
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Case Reports

Amyand's hernia

Kulwant Singh et al. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2011 Oct.

Abstract

We report two children with Amyand's hernia, where the appendices along with caecum were found within the left hernial sac, which were operated for obstructed inguinal hernia.

Keywords: Acute abdomen; Amyand's hernia; appendicitis; appendix; inguinal hernia.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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