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Case Reports
. 1993 Dec;159(11-12):762-3.
doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1993.tb141342.x.

Perforated appendix in an inguinal hernial sac: Amyand's hernia

K B Orr  1
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Perforated appendix in an inguinal hernial sac: Amyand's hernia

K B Orr. Med J Aust. 1993 Dec.

Abstract

A patient with a perforated appendix in a right inguinal hernial sac is reported. Some of the history of this condition is reviewed and a case is made that an appendix appearing in an inguinal hernial sac should carry the eponymous term "Amyand's hernia".

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