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Case Report
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| Amyand's hernia as a sliding component of inguinal hernia: A case report |
| Sherif Monib1, Bassem Amr2, Ahmed Hamad2, Hany Faiz2, Ahmed Farghaly2 |
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1General Surgery Department, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Vicarage Road, WD18 0HB, Watford, Hertfordshire, UK.
2General Surgery Department, Habashy Hospital, Cairo, Egypt. |
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doi:10.5348/ijcri-2012-08-160-CR-7
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Address correspondence to: Mr. Sherif Monib General Surgery Department, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Vicarage Road WD18 0HB, Watford, Hertfordshire UK Phone: 44 17 27 897977; Mob: +44 78 1718 8980 Fax: +44 17 2789 7492 Email: sherifmonib@gmail.com |
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| Monib S, Amr B, Hamad A, Faiz H, Farghaly A. Amyand's hernia as a sliding component of inguinal hernia: A case report. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2012;3(8):24–26. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Amyand's hernia is a type of sliding inguinal hernia where the vermiform appendix lies in the hernial sac.
Case Report: A 43-year-old man who presented with Amyand's hernia with acute appendicitis for which appendicectomy as well as Lichtenstein repair of the hernia was carried out with no postoperative complications. Conclusion: Amyand's hernia is rare entity which is seen only in about 1% of inguinal hernias. The finding of appendicitis in the inguinal hernia is only 0.1%; and when it occurs it is often misdiagnosed as a strangulated inguinal hernia, which also represents a surgical emergency. Claudius Amyand performed the first surgery for such a case in 1735. | |
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Key Words:
Amyand's hernia, Sliding hernia, Inguinal hernia, Appendicitis
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Author Contributions:
Sherif Monib – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Bassem Amr – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Ahmed Hamad – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Hany Faiz – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Ahmed Farghaly – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission:
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support:
None |
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Conflict of interest:
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright:
© Sherif Monib et al. 2012; This article is distributed the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any means provided the original authors and original publisher are properly credited. (Please see Copyright Policy for more information.) |
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