Amyand's hernia: a case report.
The presence of vermiform appendix in inguinal hernia is rare and is known as Amyand's hernia. We report an Amyand's hernia, where the appendix was found in a right inguinal hernia in one male cadaver aged ninety two years.
Anagnostopoulou
Sofia
S
Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias street, Athens 11527, Greece.
Dimitroulis
Dimitrios
D
Troupis
Theodore G
TG
Allamani
Maria
M
Paraschos
Alexandros
A
Mazarakis
Antonios
A
Nikiteas
Nikolaos I
NI
Kostakis
Alkiviadis
A
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology*; D002102:Cadaver; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male