Amyand's hernia: a review

A Michalinos, D Moris, S Vernadakis - The American Journal of Surgery, 2014 - Elsevier
Background The presence of a vermiform appendix in an inguinal hernia sac is known as
Amyand's hernia. The aim of this systematic review was to gather information concerning its …

Amyand's hernia: a report of 18 consecutive patients over a 15-year period

H Sharma, A Gupta, NS Shekhawat, B Memon… - Hernia, 2007 - Springer
Aim The presence of a vermiform appendix in an inguinal hernia sac is termed Amyand's
hernia. It may present as a tender inguinal or inguino-scrotal swelling and is often …

Incarcerated recurrent inguinal hernia with covered and perforated appendicitis and periappendicular abscess: case report and review of the literature

MA Kueper, A Kirschniak, R Ladurner, FA Granderath… - Hernia, 2007 - Springer
We report the case of a 72-year-old woman with a covered and perforated appendicitis and
periappendicular abscess within the hernial sac (Amyand's hernia) of an incarcerated …

Amyand's hernia: history, imaging, and management

S Milanchi, AD Allins - Hernia, 2008 - Springer
Background Amyand's hernia is an inguinal hernia containing vermiform appendix. We
report a case of this rare condition, diagnostic findings, and management considerations. A …

Perforated appendix and periappendicular abscess within an inguinal hernia

NS Salemis, K Nisotakis, K Nazos, P Stavrinou… - Hernia, 2006 - Springer
We report an extremely rare case of complicated Amyand's hernia. A 61-year-old male
patient was admitted with clinical signs of incarcerated right inguinal hernia and localised …

Ipsilateral Aymand's and Richter's hernia, complicated by necrosing fascitis

JK Osorio, G Guzmán-Valdivia - Hernia, 2006 - Springer
This study presents the case of a patient with necrobiosis or necrosing fascitis of the inguinal
region, secondary to a complicated Amyand's hernia with a concomitant ipsilateral Richter's …

Amyand's hernia with appendicitis: a case report and integrative review

J Feitosa Cavalcante… - Case reports in …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Inguinal hernia is a common disorder with an estimated prevalence of 1.2% of
the entire population and it is 12 times more common in males. Objective. To describe a …

Prevalence of pneumonia by chest x-ray, associated demographic characteristics and health risk factors among COVID-19 patients in Ghana

JA Oliver-Commey, P Puplampu, C Owoo… - Ghana medical …, 2021 - ajol.info
Prevalence of pneumonia by chest x-ray, associated demographic characteristics and health
risk factors among COVID-19 patients in Ghana | Ghana Medical Journal Main Navigation …

Amyand's hernia—Always an operative surprise

R Godara, K Vijay, PP Rao, CS Naidu… - Hellenic Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Acute appendicitis in an inguinal hernia is termed an Amyand's hernia. This is an extremely
rare condition that is often misdiagnosed. It may present as a tender inguinal or …

A long vermiform appendix in inguinal hernia sac (Amyand Hernia): A case report in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

R Ijah, SU Sonye, NM Nkadam - Nigerian Health Journal, 2023 - ajol.info
Background: Early drawings and descriptions of the vermiform appendix had been done by
Leonardo Da Vinci and Vesalius and DaCarpi, however, the first known appendicectomy …