Two Rare Cases of Appendicitis: Amyand’s Hernia and De Garengeot’s Hernia
Joint Authors
Schaaf, Kimberly A.
Melnychuk, Eric M.
Ellison, Ross D.
Snover, Amy J.
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-04-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
An Amyand’s hernia is an inguinal hernia that contains vermiform appendix.
De Garengeot’s hernias are similar; however, in this case the appendix is within a femoral hernia.
Both types of hernia are rare, and those hernias associated with appendicitis, perforation, or abscess are even scarcer presentations.
The treatment of Amyand’s hernia and De Garengeot’s hernia is not standardized.
Generally, hernia repair is performed but disagreement remains regarding the use of mesh and performing appendectomy.
This case series describes two individuals with appendicitis presenting to one emergency department within a 24-hour time frame.
One case is of a patient with Amyand’s hernia and another case is a patient with De Garengeot’s hernia with an adjacent abscess.
Both individuals were managed with appendectomy and hernia repair without the use of mesh.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Schaaf, Kimberly A.& Melnychuk, Eric M.& Ellison, Ross D.& Snover, Amy J.. 2019. Two Rare Cases of Appendicitis: Amyand’s Hernia and De Garengeot’s Hernia. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135953
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Schaaf, Kimberly A.…[et al.]. Two Rare Cases of Appendicitis: Amyand’s Hernia and De Garengeot’s Hernia. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135953
American Medical Association (AMA)
Schaaf, Kimberly A.& Melnychuk, Eric M.& Ellison, Ross D.& Snover, Amy J.. Two Rare Cases of Appendicitis: Amyand’s Hernia and De Garengeot’s Hernia. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135953
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1135953