Amyand hernia with appendicitis. 2011

Vipul D Yagnik
Ronak endo-laparoscopy and general Surgical Hospital, Patan, Gujarat, India.

The term Amyand hernia refers to presence of appendix within inguinal hernia. The incidence of having a normal appendix within inguinal hernia is about 1%, whereas the finding of appendicitis in the inguinal hernia is only 0.1%.

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