[Amyand's hernia -- a rare cause of acute abdomen].
BACKGROUND
Amyand's hernia is a rare condition in which the appendix is positioned in the inguinal hernia sac. Acute appendicitis in this situation is a extremely rare and only a few reports are found in the literature.


METHODS
Case report


CONCLUSIONS
We report a case of acute gangrenous appendicitis with the perforation at the tip of the appendix, which was incarcerated in the right groin. We conduct a review of the literature, emphasizing possible causes and suggesting a predisposing factor for the condition.
Chirurgická Klinika FN Brno. radoslav.hrivnak@seznam.cz
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D000368:Aged; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male