Article Text
Rare disease
CASE REPORT
Amyand’s hernia detected incidentally in two patients
Summary
The appendix is rarely present inside the inguinal hernia sac. The risk of appendicitis increases in these patients since the blood supply to the appendix can be impaired. The condition is frequently asymptomatic, and even if symptomatic it gives rise to non-specific symptoms. There is no specific laboratory finding. Diagnosis is frequently made with radiological imaging. We report two cases diagnosed as Amyand’s hernia with CT.
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Contributors Design of the work: all authors. Intellectual content: MR, OK, NA. Final approval: all authors. Writing of article: all authors.
Competing interests None declared.
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