Complicated Amyand's Hernia in a Neonate

• Main Authors: Parkash Mandhan (Author), Talal Al Rayes (Author), Mansour J Ali (Author), Mahmoud Aldhaheri (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: EL-Med-Pub, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Amyand's hernia is a rare clinical entity in which the vermiform appendix is present within the inguinal hernia sac. Here, we report a 5-day-old neonate with dysmorphic features referred to us with a tender irreducible right inguino-scrotal swelling. Surgical exploration showed gangrenous appen...