Perforated Amyand's hernia.
We report a case of acute perforated appendicitis in an incarcerated inguinal hernia, termed an Amyand's hernia. Although perforated appendicitis within an incarcerated inguinal hernia is uncommon, with a published incidence of 0.13%, its clinical presentation varies considerably, depending on the extent of periappendicular inflammation and the presence or absence of peritoneal contamination.
House
M G
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Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Goldin
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Chen
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D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods