AMYAND HERNIA: A RARE SURGICAL VARIATION

Amyand’s hernia is an inguinal hernia with trapped appendix; its frequency is approximately 1%. Acute appendicitis is a rare clinical presentation (0.1%) of Amyand’s hernia. It was first described by Claudius Amyand in 1735. We report a patient of Amyand’s hernia, three years of age, presented with...

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Autores principales: Ghufran Ahmed, Imran Ashraf, Muhammad Ali Muazzam, Muhammad Shoaib, Muhammad Farooq Shahid, Usman Shah Bukhari
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Publicado: Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2021
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fdd0db5eb6e54063a65767dead64b0402021-12-02T19:03:16ZAMYAND HERNIA: A RARE SURGICAL VARIATIONhttps://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v71i1.29750030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/fdd0db5eb6e54063a65767dead64b0402021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/2975https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Amyand’s hernia is an inguinal hernia with trapped appendix; its frequency is approximately 1%. Acute appendicitis is a rare clinical presentation (0.1%) of Amyand’s hernia. It was first described by Claudius Amyand in 1735. We report a patient of Amyand’s hernia, three years of age, presented with right inguinoscrotal hernia. Right side groin discomfort was present. Herniotomy was performed revealing anon-inflamed appendix within the inguinal canal for which a classic appendectomy was done.Ghufran AhmedImran AshrafMuhammad Ali MuazzamMuhammad ShoaibMuhammad Farooq ShahidUsman Shah BukhariArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticleamyand herniaappendixinguinal herniaMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 71, Iss 1, Pp 367-369 (2021)
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topic amyand hernia
appendix
inguinal hernia
Medicine
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Medicine (General)
R5-920
spellingShingle amyand hernia
appendix
inguinal hernia
Medicine
R
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Ghufran Ahmed
Imran Ashraf
Muhammad Ali Muazzam
Muhammad Shoaib
Muhammad Farooq Shahid
Usman Shah Bukhari
AMYAND HERNIA: A RARE SURGICAL VARIATION
description Amyand’s hernia is an inguinal hernia with trapped appendix; its frequency is approximately 1%. Acute appendicitis is a rare clinical presentation (0.1%) of Amyand’s hernia. It was first described by Claudius Amyand in 1735. We report a patient of Amyand’s hernia, three years of age, presented with right inguinoscrotal hernia. Right side groin discomfort was present. Herniotomy was performed revealing anon-inflamed appendix within the inguinal canal for which a classic appendectomy was done.
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author Ghufran Ahmed
Imran Ashraf
Muhammad Ali Muazzam
Muhammad Shoaib
Muhammad Farooq Shahid
Usman Shah Bukhari
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Imran Ashraf
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Muhammad Shoaib
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title AMYAND HERNIA: A RARE SURGICAL VARIATION
title_short AMYAND HERNIA: A RARE SURGICAL VARIATION
title_full AMYAND HERNIA: A RARE SURGICAL VARIATION
title_fullStr AMYAND HERNIA: A RARE SURGICAL VARIATION
title_full_unstemmed AMYAND HERNIA: A RARE SURGICAL VARIATION
title_sort amyand hernia: a rare surgical variation
publisher Army Medical College Rawalpindi
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url https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v71i1.2975
https://doaj.org/article/fdd0db5eb6e54063a65767dead64b040
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