AMYAND HERNIA: A RARE SURGICAL VARIATION

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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Main Authors: Ghufran Ahmed, Imran Ashraf, Muhammad Ali Muazzam, Muhammad Shoaib, Muhammad Farooq Shahid, Usman Shah Bukhari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Army Press 2021-02-01
Series:Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Subjects:
amyand hernia
appendix
inguinal hernia
Online Access:https://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/2975

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