Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões ()

Hérnia de amyand

  • Valdemir José Alegre Salles,
  • Deomir Germano Bassi,
  • Manlio Basilio Speranzini

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-69912006000500012
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 33, no. 5
pp. 339 – 340

Abstract

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Amyand's hernia is an extremely rare surgical event. It is characterized by the presence of acute appendix in an incarcerated inguinal hernia. Its clinical presentation varies, depending on the extent of appendicular inflammation. The authors report a case of Amyand's hernia, in an 89 years-old male who had the diagnosis made intraoperatively.

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