title: Amyand's hernia: a rare inguinal hernia.
abstract: Inguinal hernia repair is commonplace in general surgery practice and an estimated 700 000 are performed each year in the USA. The presence of the vermiform appendix contained in the hernia sac, or an Amyand's hernia, is exceedingly rare, occurring in 1% of inguinal hernia patients. We report the intra-operative findings of a standard inguinal hernia repair and discuss the management of the four types of Amyand's hernia.
authors: Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA.
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: Green
authors: Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA gutwein@iupui.edu.
authors: Luke G
authors: LG
authors: Gutwein