Open AccessAmyand’s Hernia Complicated with Apandicitis in an Infant: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Fatma Saraç,
Ayşe Saygılı,
Sevgi Sarsu Büyükbeşe,
Kamil Şahin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
haseki tıp bülteni
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.113
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2147-2688
pISSN - 1302-0072
DOI - 10.4274/haseki.2625
Subject(s) - appendix , general surgery , medicine , philosophy , geology , paleontology
An Amyand’s hernia is a rare occurrence where the appendix is included in the hernial sac. Its clinical presentation differs depending on the extent of inflammation of the appendix. The diagnosis of Amyand’s hernia is rarely made preoperatively. In this study, we present a 2-month-old boy who underwent appendectomy due to symptoms of inflammation and right inguinal hernia that the appendix was in the hernial sac