Amyand's hernia in a child with permanent neonatal diabetes due to pancreatic agenesis.

• Main Authors: Alessandro Giannattasio (Author), Riccardo Campus (Author), Monica Muraca (Author), Giorgio Lucigrai (Author), Renata Lorini (Author), Giuseppe d'Annunzio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2009-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acute or perforated appendicitis within inguinal hernia is rarely encountered and it is known as Amyand's hernia. We report on the first case occurring in a 4-year-old boy affected by permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus due to pancreatic agenesis, an extremely rare condition. The initial suspi...