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Perforated appendix in an inguinal hernial sac: Amyand's hernia
Author(s) -
Orr Kevin B
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1993.tb141342.x
Subject(s) - appendix , inguinal hernia , medicine , general surgery , hernia , geology , paleontology
A patient with a perforated appendix in a right inguinal hernial sac is reported. Some of the history of this condition is reviewed and a case is made that an appendix appearing in an inguinal hernial sac should carry the eponymous term "Amyand's hernia". (Med J Aust 1993; 159: 762‐763)