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Management of Amyand’s Hernia: a Case Report
Amyand’s hernia is a rare condition that involves the presence of the appendix in the inguinal hernia sac, accounting for around 1% of all inguinal...
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Incidental finding of Amyand’s hernia in a non-contrast CT of the abdomen: a case report
BackgroundAmyand’s hernia is characterized as an inguinal hernia in which the hernia sac contains the appendix. It is highly atypical for the...
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Incarcerated left-sided Amyand’s hernia and synchronous ipsilateral femoral hernia: first case report
BackgroundThe finding of a vermiform appendix within the peritoneal sac of an inguinal hernia is called Amyand’s hernia. The reported incidence of...
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Conventional herniorrhaphy followed by laparoscopic appendectomy for a variant of Amyand’s hernia: a case report
BackgroundAmyand’s hernia (AH) is an appendix (with or without acute inflammation) trapped within an inguinal hernia. Most AH with acute appendicitis...
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Amyand’s hernia: a 10-year experience with 6 cases
PurposeAmyand’s hernia is a rare hernia defined as an inguinal hernia that contains the appendix within the hernia sac. Current treatment of Amyand’s...
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Revisiting Amyand’s Hernia: A 20-Year Systematic Review
PurposeProtrusion of the appendix within an inguinal hernia is termed an Amyand’s hernia. A systematic review of case reports and case series of...
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Left-side incarcerated Amyand’s hernia with appendix and caecum provoke by early banana diet: a case report
BackgroundAmyand’s hernia was an unusual condition defined by the presence of an appendix located in the inguinal hernia sac. Its prevalence was 1%...
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Amyand’s hernia associated with mesenteric chylous cyst in infant: a rare case report
BackgroundAmyand’s hernia is a rare condition approximately 0.4–0.6% of all inguinal hernias. Although rare, the Amyand’s hernia is worthy of...
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De Garengeot Hernia, an acute appendicitis in the right femoral hernia canal, and successful management with transabdominal closure and appendectomy: a case Report
Incarceration of the appendix within a femoral hernia is a rare condition of abdominal wall hernia about 0.1 to 0.5% in reported femoral hernia [
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Laparoscopic surgery for De Garengeot’s hernia in a man after inguinal hernia surgery with a mesh plug: a case report and review of literature
BackgroundDe Garengeot’s hernia is a rare case of a femoral hernia that contains the appendix. Here we report a case of De Garengeot’s hernia that...
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Challenges in strategies for Amyand hernia in children: literature review with clinical illustrations
IntroductionAmyand hernia (AH) is a rare disease, so there are no standard strategies and there are many different aspects at each stage of its...
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Amyand’s Hernia: Blending two Surgical Cases in the Same Patient
The combination of an inguinal hernia containing the appendix, either infected or not, leads to another surgical entity, Amyand’s hernia. Its...
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A case of Amyand hernia at the Central Hospital of Yaounde and review of the literature
IntroductionAmyand's hernia is defined as an inguinal hernia, containing the appendix in the hernia sac. It is a rare form of hernia. Its management...
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A new groin hernia classification with clinical relevance
IntroductionGroin hernia is one of the most commonly managed surgical diseases around the world. The typical question asked by patients is “Does my...
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Implications of the presence of the vermiform appendix inside an inguinal hernia (Amyand’s hernia): a systematic review of the literature
PurposeTo identify and sum all available evidence pertaining to the management of Amyand’s hernia (AH).
MethodsA systematic search of the MedLine,...
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Management of Amyand’s hernia in children: should appendectomy be mandatory or not?
BackgroundAmyand’s hernia (AH) is defined as protrusion of the vermiform appendix within the sac of the inguinal hernia and usually misdiagnosed as...
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Direct ligation of the internal ring incorporating the medial umbilical ligament (DIRIM): a new modification for laparoscopic percutaneous inguinal hernia repair in children
ObjectiveLaparoscopic hernia repair has not gained widespread acceptance. Relatively high recurrence rate is a major cause. To reduce recurrence, we...
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Simultaneous laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair and laparoscopic appendectomy for Amyand’s hernia: a case report
BackgroundAn Amyand’s hernia is defined by the presence of a vermiform appendix within an inguinal hernia sac. Most of these cases are not diagnosed...
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Case report: Amyand hernia reincarnate and the utility of computed tomography
BackgroundAn Amyand hernia is a rare condition in which the vermiform appendix follows the bowel as it bulges through the inguinal canal. Originally...
