Appendiceal abscess in a giant left-sided inguinoscrotal hernia: a rare case of Amyand hernia

The hernia of Amyand is an inguinal hernia containing the appendix in the sac. It is a rare pathology often diagnosed only intra-operatively. We report a case even more rare of a giant left-sided inguinoscrotal Amyand hernia with appendiceal abscess without clinical findings of incarceration/strangu...

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Main Authors: Mongardini, Massimo, Maturo, Alessandro, De Anna, Livia, Livadoti, Giada, D’Orazi, Valerio, Urciuoli, Paolo, Custureri, Filippo
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer International Publishing 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4515216/