| Title |
Appendiceal abscess in a giant left-sided inguinoscrotal hernia: a rare case of Amyand hernia
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|---|---|
| Published in |
SpringerPlus, July 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40064-015-1162-9 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Massimo Mongardini, Alessandro Maturo, Livia De Anna, Giada Livadoti, Valerio D’Orazi, Paolo Urciuoli, Filippo Custureri |
| Abstract |
The hernia of Amyand is an inguinal hernia containing the appendix in the sac. It is a rare pathology often diagnosed only intra-operatively. We report a case even more rare of a giant left-sided inguinoscrotal Amyand hernia with appendiceal abscess without clinical findings of incarceration/strangulation, occlusion, perforation, or acute scrotum and with the presence in the sac of the caecum and other anatomical structures (last ileal loops, bladder and omentum). The 68-years-old man patient successfully underwent surgical treatment only through the hernia sac (meshless repair according to Postempski technique). |
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| Italy | 1 | 100% |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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| Unknown | 9 | 100% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 33% |
| Researcher | 2 | 22% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 2 | 22% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 78% |
| Unknown | 2 | 22% |
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