Amyand’s Hernia, State of the Art and New Points of View
Joint Authors
Mantovani, Guido
De Angelis, Michela
Di Lecce, Francesco
Pascariello, Annalisa
Risio, Domenico
Boccia, Luigi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-09-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Amyand’s hernia (AH) is an inguinal hernia containing the vermiform appendix, with an incidence between 0.4% and 1% of all inguinal hernias.
Acute or perforated appendicitis can complicate AH.
Case Presentation.
A 75-year-old Caucasian man presented with incarceration of vermiform appendix in inguinal hernia sac.
Diagnosis was posed preoperatively with computed tomography (CT) scan.
Patient underwent urgent surgery and simultaneous appendectomy and hernia repair by Bassini’s technique were performed.
Conclusions.
Preoperative diagnosis of AH is rare; however it could be useful for surgeon to choose operative approach.
Treatment of AH depends on grade of appendix inflammation and/or perforation.
The technique utilized to repair hernia depends largely on surgeon’s preferences; the presence of inflamed or perforated appendix is not an absolute contraindication for using a prosthetic mesh.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mantovani, Guido& De Angelis, Michela& Di Lecce, Francesco& Pascariello, Annalisa& Risio, Domenico& Boccia, Luigi. 2017. Amyand’s Hernia, State of the Art and New Points of View. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mantovani, Guido…[et al.]. Amyand’s Hernia, State of the Art and New Points of View. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mantovani, Guido& De Angelis, Michela& Di Lecce, Francesco& Pascariello, Annalisa& Risio, Domenico& Boccia, Luigi. Amyand’s Hernia, State of the Art and New Points of View. Case Reports in Surgery. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150361
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1150361