scholarly journals Amyand’s hernia: Letter to editor

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-56
Author(s):  
Turgay Simsek
Keyword(s):  
2019 ◽  
Vol 98 (7) ◽  
pp. 291-296

Introduction: Fournier’s gangrene is a rare but fast deteriorating and serious condition with high mortality. In most cases, it is characterized as necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum and external genitals. Amyand’s hernia is a rare condition where the appendix is contained in the sac of an inguinal hernia. Inflammatory alterations in the appendix account only for 0.1 % of the cases when Amyand’s hernia is verified. Fournier’s gangrene as a complication of a late diagnosis of appendicitis located in the inguinal canal is described in the literature as rare case reports. Case report: The case report of a 70-year-old patient with Fournier’s gangrene resulting from gangrenous appendicitis of Amyand’s hernia. Conclusion: Fournier’s gangrene as a complication of Amyand’s hernia is a rare condition. Only sporadic case reports thereof can be found in the literature. Because of the rarity of this pathology and the lack of randomized controlled studies, it is difficult to determine the optimal treatment according to the principles of evidence-based medicine. An appropriate approach for this condition appears to be the combination of guidelines developed in Amyand’s therapy according to Losanoff and Basson, along with the recommended “gold standard” therapy for Fournier’s gangrene. This means early and highly radical surgical debridement, adequate antibiotic therapy and intensive care.


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-45
Author(s):  
S Dobos ◽  
V Thill ◽  
K Mottart ◽  
L Bruyninx ◽  
E Creanga ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Tomohiro Kurahachi ◽  
Naruki Higashidate ◽  
Naoki Hashizume ◽  
Suguru Fukahori ◽  
Shinji Ishii ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 264-265
Author(s):  
Martin Bailon-Cuadrado ◽  
Baltasar Perez-Saborido ◽  
Enrique Asensio-Diaz ◽  
Jose I. Blanco-Alvarez ◽  
Mario Rodriguez-Lopez

Hernia ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Baldassarre ◽  
A. Centonze ◽  
A. Mazzei ◽  
R. Rubino
Keyword(s):  

Hernia ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Ranganathan ◽  
R. Kouchupapy ◽  
S. Dias

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-23
Author(s):  
Orelvis Rodríguez Palmero ◽  
Liseidy Ordaz Marin ◽  
María Del Rosario Herrera Velázquez ◽  
Agustín Marcos García Andrade

Present the case of a 66-year-old male patient, with a history of right inguinal hernia, who was referred to the emergency room at the IESS de Chone Basic Hospital in the north of the Manabí province, Ecuador, with symptoms of Abdominal pain of more than 24 hours of evolution located in the right iliac fossa and inguinal region on the same side, in the physical examination the hernia was impossible to reduce, so he was taken to the operating room, in the intervention the cecal appendix was found swollen within the hernial sac, a condition known as Amyand's hernia.


2019 ◽  
pp. 51-55
Author(s):  
Theeran Gill ◽  
Wazir Azzam ◽  
Tan CL Eugene ◽  
AK Khasnizal

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