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Amyand's hernia: a case series with critics of role of appendectomy.

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Michalinos, A; Moris, D; Vernadakis, S
Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery
December 2015

Amyand's hernia is an inguinal hernia that contains vermiform appendix in its sac. It consists 1% of all inguinal hernias while appendicitis in an Amyand's hernia accounts for 0.1% of all appendicitis cases. Its clinical image is identical to that of an incarcerated or perforated inguinal hernia. Diagnosis is usually established intraoperatively. Hernioplasty (with or without mesh repair and with or without appendectomy) is the treatment of choice. According to Losannof and Basson's criteria, performance of appendectomy shall depend on vermiform appendix's inflammation status. In this case series, authors present three patients who had to undergo prophylactic appendectomy because of medical conditions, unrelated to appendix's inflammation status thus escaping from therapeutic frame set by Losanoff and Basson's criteria.

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Published In

Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery

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EISSN

1248-9204

ISSN

1265-4906

Publication Date

December 2015

Volume

19

Issue

6

Start / End Page

987 / 990

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Herniorrhaphy
  • Hernia, Inguinal
  • Appendix
  • Appendicitis
  • Appendectomy
  • Aged
 

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Michalinos, A., Moris, D., & Vernadakis, S. (2015). Amyand's hernia: a case series with critics of role of appendectomy. Hernia : The Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery, 19(6), 987–990. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-013-1209-1
Michalinos, A., D. Moris, and S. Vernadakis. “Amyand's hernia: a case series with critics of role of appendectomy.Hernia : The Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery 19, no. 6 (December 2015): 987–90. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-013-1209-1.
Michalinos A, Moris D, Vernadakis S. Amyand's hernia: a case series with critics of role of appendectomy. Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery. 2015 Dec;19(6):987–90.
Michalinos, A., et al. “Amyand's hernia: a case series with critics of role of appendectomy.Hernia : The Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery, vol. 19, no. 6, Dec. 2015, pp. 987–90. Epmc, doi:10.1007/s10029-013-1209-1.
Michalinos A, Moris D, Vernadakis S. Amyand's hernia: a case series with critics of role of appendectomy. Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery. 2015 Dec;19(6):987–990.
Journal cover image

Published In

Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery

DOI

EISSN

1248-9204

ISSN

1265-4906

Publication Date

December 2015

Volume

19

Issue

6

Start / End Page

987 / 990

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Herniorrhaphy
  • Hernia, Inguinal
  • Appendix
  • Appendicitis
  • Appendectomy
  • Aged