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Δευτέρα 27 Νοεμβρίου 2017

Rare and unusual case of perforated appendicitis in a Spigelian hernia

Background

Amyand hernia is a rare phenomenon, defined as an inguinal hernia containing the vermiform appendix. It is seen in less than 1% of inguinal hernias. Claudius Amyand first reported this interesting finding in 1735.

De Garengeot hernia: this is the clinical finding of the vermiform appendix within a femoral hernia sac; it occurs in less than 1% of all femoral hernias and is named after the French surgeon, Rene Jacques Croissant de Garengeot.

Unnamed: The clinical entity we describe in this case report is the last of the 'appendix in a hernia—yet to be eponymously named'. It is an interesting and intriguing clinical finding, yet without a referenced name it does not immediately come to mind as a potential differential diagnosis. Medical historians may well commence the search for the first description of the condition.

Case presentation

An 83-year-old woman was admitted to the...



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