title: Amyand hernia repaired with Bio-A: a case report and review.
abstract: A 53-year-old man with an Amyand hernia with indirect and direct components was repaired with a Bio-A (Gore, Newark, Delaware) plug and a patch made of Bio-A tissue reinforcement material. The repair of an Amyand hernia addresses the pathology of the appendix as well as the hernia. We report a case in which a plug and patch repair was undertaken using Bio-A implants in a clean-contaminated field with no signs of infection or recurrence in the follow-up period, and we review the literature regarding the diagnosis and repair of an Amyand hernia.
authors.affiliation: Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Ft. Gordon, Georgia 30905, USA. pamela.burgess@us.army.mil
authors.forename: Pamela L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Burgess
authors.forename: Joel R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Brockmeyer
authors.forename: Eric K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D020341:Absorbable Implants; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials