Amyand’s Hernia in a 6-Week-Old Infant: A Delayed Diagnosis
In Amyand’s hernia, the hernia sac contains the appendix. This can be normal and accidentally found during herniotomy or inflamed and present as acute scrotum, although the latter is less frequent. We present a case of a male infant with scrotal abscess resulting from Amyand’s hernia, with appendici...
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| description | In Amyand’s hernia, the hernia sac contains the appendix. This can be normal and accidentally found during herniotomy or inflamed and present as acute scrotum, although the latter is less frequent. We present a case of a male infant with scrotal abscess resulting from Amyand’s hernia, with appendicitis and periappendicular abscess. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5c58cc4e24b745149dd3cd44811062bf2025-02-03T01:10:59ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112013-01-01201310.1155/2013/758171758171Amyand’s Hernia in a 6-Week-Old Infant: A Delayed DiagnosisCláudia Piedade0Júlio Reis Alves1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Hospital, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Avenida Afonso Romão, 3000-602 Coimbra, PortugalDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Hospital, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Avenida Afonso Romão, 3000-602 Coimbra, PortugalIn Amyand’s hernia, the hernia sac contains the appendix. This can be normal and accidentally found during herniotomy or inflamed and present as acute scrotum, although the latter is less frequent. We present a case of a male infant with scrotal abscess resulting from Amyand’s hernia, with appendicitis and periappendicular abscess.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/758171 |
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| title | Amyand’s Hernia in a 6-Week-Old Infant: A Delayed Diagnosis |
| title_full | Amyand’s Hernia in a 6-Week-Old Infant: A Delayed Diagnosis |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Amyand’s Hernia in a 6-Week-Old Infant: A Delayed Diagnosis |
| title_short | Amyand’s Hernia in a 6-Week-Old Infant: A Delayed Diagnosis |
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