title: Timely recognition of Amyand's hernia with appendicitis in infants.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Amyand's hernia with acute appendicitis is rare in infants and is mostly delayed in diagnosis and treatment, resulting in a high morbidity.
  
  
  METHODS
  We presented two cases of infantile Amyand's hernia with acute appendicitis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Early surgical interventions were performed and both patients recovered without complication.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A practical strategy for this entity is to be aware of the rare disease and to perform early surgical exploration for suspected cases.
authors.affiliation: , Shanghai, China.|Children's Hospital, Fudan University, 399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai, 201102, China.
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: , Shanghai, China. szheng@shmu.edu.cn.|Children's Hospital, Fudan University, 399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai, 201102, China. szheng@shmu.edu.cn.|Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defect, Shanghai, China. szheng@shmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male
keywords: Amyand’s hernia; appendicitis; infant; morbidity