GSBS Student Publications
Title
Amyand's hernia: a rare inguinal hernia
GSBS Program
MS in Clinical Investigation
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Surgery
Date
9-11-2013
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Surgery
Abstract
Inguinal hernia repair is commonplace in general surgery practice and an estimated 700 000 are performed each year in the USA. The presence of the vermiform appendix contained in the hernia sac, or an Amyand's hernia, is exceedingly rare, occurring in 1% of inguinal hernia patients. We report the intra-operative findings of a standard inguinal hernia repair and discuss the management of the four types of Amyand's hernia.
Rights and Permissions
© The Author 2013. Citation: J Surg Case Rep. 2013 Sep 11;2013(9). pii: rjt043. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjt043. Link to article on publisher's website
DOI of Published Version
10.1093/jscr/rjt043
Related Resources
Keywords
inguinal hernia repair, Amyand's hernia
Journal Title
Journal of Surgical Case Reports
PubMed ID
24963899
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
Repository Citation
Green, Jonathan and Gutwein, Luke G., "Amyand's hernia: a rare inguinal hernia" (2013). GSBS Student Publications. 2001.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_sp/2001