Perforated Appendix in Amyand Inguinal Hernia in a Neonate Presenting as Obstructed Oblique Inguinal Hernia: A Case Report and Review of Literature

• Main Authors: Khaled S. Abdullateef (Author), Youssef Eid (Author), Maryam Eldaqaq (Author), Hassan Marhoon (Author), Sherifa Tawfik (Author), Mohamed Fargaly (Author), Rawan Abdelmaqsoud (Author), Magd Ahmed Kotb (Author), Sherif Kaddah Heba Taher (Author), Heba Taher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cairo University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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An Amyand hernia is defined as when the appendix is trapped within the sac of an inguinal hernia through a patent vaginal process. It was first described by Claudius Amyand, in 1735 during an appendectomy of a perforated appendix inside a hernial sac of an 11-year old child. Amyand hernia rare, cons...