Open AccessHernia de Amyand y apendicitis complicada; presentación de un caso y elección de tratamiento quirúrgico
Author(s) -
Eugenio García-Cano,
José Martínez-Gasperin,
César Rosales-Pelaez,
Valeria Hernández-Zamora,
Álvaro J. MontielJarquín,
Fernando Franco-Cravioto
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
cirugía y cirujanos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.139
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2444-054X
pISSN - 0009-7411
DOI - 10.1016/j.circir.2015.06.012
Subject(s) - medicine , gynecology , hernia , humanities , general surgery , philosophy
A caecal appendix within an inguinal hernia, with or without appendicitis, is defined as Amyand's hernia. In 1% of inguinal hernias an appendix without inflammation can be found, however, the prevalence of appendicitis in a hernia sac is only 0.08-0.13%.
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