AMYANDS’ HERNIA IN A NEONATE – A RARE CLINICAL ENTITY

Autor: Muhammad Jamil, Muhammad Afzal, Rashid Usman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
Zdroj: Journal of University Medical & Dental College, Vol 7, Iss 2 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2221-7827
2310-5542
Popis: ABSTRACT Amyand’s hernia occurs rarely where inguinal hernia sac contains normal or inflamed vermiform appendix. We are reporting a case of Amyands hernia in just a four weeks old child who presented with an irreducible swelling in right inguinoscrotal area. On exploration, appendix was found in the hernial sac. . Appendectomy and herniotomy were performed. Post op recovery was uneventful. To our best of our knowledge Amyands hernia in a neonateis being reported for the first time in any national journal
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals