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Case Reports
. 2011 Apr 22;1(2):e24.
doi: 10.4081/cp.2011.e24. eCollection 2011 May 16.

Amyand hernia with appendicitis

Vipul D Yagnik  1
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Case Reports

Amyand hernia with appendicitis

Vipul D Yagnik. Clin Pract. .

Abstract

The term Amyand hernia refers to presence of appendix within inguinal hernia. The incidence of having a normal appendix within inguinal hernia is about 1%, whereas the finding of appendicitis in the inguinal hernia is only 0.1%.

Keywords: amyand hernia; appendicitis; prosthesis..

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Conflict of interest: the authors report no conflicts of interest.

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Inflamed appendix with in opened hernial sac.
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