Amyand’s Hernia: Gangrenous Appendix Within a Left Inguinal Hernia
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : V. Sakellariou, E. Rizou, G. Tsavdaris, I. Andreadis
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
The finding of acute appendicitis within a left inguinal hernia is extremely rare. We present the case of a 75-year-old male patient with a perforated appendix within a left inguinal hernia. The scarcity of this case makes diagnosis before surgery extremely difficult. The patient was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of incarcerated left inguinal hernia, without the presence of ileum. He underwent an appendectomy applying the Halsted technique for hernia repair. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged from the hospital the 6th postoperative day.
Hellenic Journal of Surgery 2011; 83: 1 Received 18/10/2010 Accepted 24/11/2010
