Amyand's Hernia: Perforated Appendix in an Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia

Amyand’s hernia is an unusual condition characterized by the presence of a normal or inflamed appendix located within an inguinal hernia. We present a rare situation wherein a 56-year-old male patient presented with an incarcerated inflamed appendix in a right inguinal hernia. He was emergently take...

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Published in:Cureus
Main Authors: Gupta, Anupam K, Vazquez, Oscar A, El Haddi, James, Dedwylder, Michael, Yeguez, Jose F
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cureus 2020
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Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7213651/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32399355
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7622
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