Amyand’s Hernia: Rare Presentation of a Common Ailment

Inguinal hernia with vermiform appendix as content is known as Amyand’s hernia. It is a rare entity but we encountered four cases within six months. A 52-year-old female had high grade fever and evidence of inflammatory pathology involving the ileocaecal region. She was initially managed conservativ...

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Main Authors: Sanjeev Singhal, Anu Singhal, Sanjay Singh Negi, Rahul Tugnait, Pankaj Kumar Arora, Bishwanath Tiwari, Pawan Malik, Lav Gupta, Amit Bimal, Abhishek Gupta, Rahul Gupta, Pushkar Chouhan, ChandraKant Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/629127