Transabdominal Laparoscopic Repair of Amyand's Hernia : A Case Report

Joint Authors

Chelala, Elie
Allé, Jean-Louis
Elias, Bachir

Source

Case Reports in Surgery

Issue

Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-2, 2 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2011-09-07

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

2

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

The occurrence of appendicitis within an inguinal hernia, known as Amyand's hernia, is a rare condition.

Laparoscopic approach to this type of hernia is not widely used, and there is little data comparing it to the open surgery approach.

This article presents a case of Amyand's hernia treated successfully by laparoscopy via a transabdominal approach supported by a short review of literature on this rare condition.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Elias, Bachir& Chelala, Elie& Allé, Jean-Louis. 2011. Transabdominal Laparoscopic Repair of Amyand's Hernia : A Case Report. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501008

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Elias, Bachir…[et al.]. Transabdominal Laparoscopic Repair of Amyand's Hernia : A Case Report. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501008

American Medical Association (AMA)

Elias, Bachir& Chelala, Elie& Allé, Jean-Louis. Transabdominal Laparoscopic Repair of Amyand's Hernia : A Case Report. Case Reports in Surgery. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501008

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-501008