01.04.2012 | letter to the editors
Meckel’s diverticulitis in Amyand’s hernia
Erschienen in: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift | Ausgabe 7-8/2012
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The presence of the appendix within an inguinal hernia has been referred to as ‘Amyand’s hernia’ to honour Cladius Amyand surgeon of King George II. Amyand was first to describe the presence of a perforated appendix within the inguinal hernial sac in 1735 [1]. Most cases are diagnosed intra-operatively rather than pre-operatively. Appendicular diverticulitis in an Amyand’s hernia was rare [2]. We present a case of an inguinal hernia containing both the Amyand’s hernia and a Meckel’s diverticulum. …Anzeige