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01.06.2008 | Case Report
Amyand’s hernia and peri-appendicular abscess in primary care
verfasst von:
J. B. Tisdale, N. J. Barwell
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Ausgabe 3/2008
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Abstract
We report an unusual case of peri-appendicular abscess occurring in an irreducible Amyand’s hernia, managed in a primary care setting. An 84-year-old gentleman, with severe chronic obstructive airways disease, was assessed in a Primary Care surgical clinic and found to have a moderate-sized, tender, irreducible right inguinal hernia. He underwent immediate surgery under local anaesthetic. He was found to have a peri-appendicular abscess and perforated appendix within a right indirect inguinal hernia sac. Appendicectomy and sutured hernia repair were performed under local anaesthesia.