Amyand´s hernia in an infant
Keywords:
infant, inguinoscrotal hernia, Amyand´s hernia, cecal appendix, parietal defect.Abstract
The case report of a 5 years infant is described, assisted in the Emergencies Service of N´Gola Kimbanda Hospital, Namibe province, Angola who was emergently operated for presenting acute pain due to right and umbilical inguinoscrotal hernias, in which hernial inguinal sack, the cecal appendix was swollen. After the surgery the patient had a satisfactory clinical course and was discharged without complications 4 days later.Downloads
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3. Tsang WK, Lee KL, Tam KF, SF. Acute appendicitis complicating Amyand’s hernia: imaging features and literature review. Hong Kong Med J. 2014 [citado 12 Ene 2016]; 20(3):255–7. Disponible en: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24914078
4. Farooq Al-Mayoof A, Hamid Al-Ani B. Left-sided Amyand hernia: report of two cases with review of literature. European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2014 [citado 12 Ene 2016]; 2(1): 63-6. Disponible en:
https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/html/10.1055/s-0033-1347131
5. Feitosa Cavalcante J, Teixeira Batista HM, Cavalcante Pita Neto I, Fernandes Frutuoso J, Rodrigues Pinheiro W, Pinheiro Bezerra IM, et al. Amyand’s hernia with appendicitis: a case report and integrative review. Case Rep Surg. 2015[citado 12 Ene 2016]; 2015:941039. Disponible en: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4657097/
6. Karanikas I, Loannidis A, Siaperas P, Efstathiou G, Drikos I et all. Incarcerated Amyand hernia with simultaneous rupture of an adenocarcinoma in an inguinal hernia sac: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2015 [citado 12 Ene 2016]; 9:120. Disponible en: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26018608
7. Sadhu J, Vasanth MS, Kodiatte T, Gaikwad P. Amyand’s Hernia: case report- current dilemma in diagnosis and management. J Clin Diagn Res. 2015 [citado 12 Ene 2016]; 9(2). Disponible en: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378771/
8. Elbanna KY, Alzahrani HA, Azzumeea F, Alzamel HA. Neuroendocrine tumor of the appendix inside an incarcerated Amyand's hernia. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2015 [citado 12 Ene 2016]; 14:152-5. Disponible en: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26279257
9. Córdova A, Viscido G, Picón Molina H, Palencia R, Doniquian A. Hernia de Amyand: comunicación de dos casos reparados con técnica de Rutkow-Robbins. Rev Hispanoam Hernia. 2014 [citado 12 Ene 2016]; 2(3):111-14. Disponible en: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255267714000280
10. Michalinos A, Moris D, Vernadakis S. Amyand's hernia: a review. Am J Surg. 2014 [citado 12 Ene 2016]; 207(6):989-95. Disponible en: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24280148
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2016-09-05
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Guerra Macías I. Amyand´s hernia in an infant. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2016 Sep. 5 [cited 2025 Jun. 1];20(9). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/1057
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