Hernia de Amyand / Amyandâs hernia
Rev. argent. cir
;
111(4): 295-297, dic. 2019. ilus, tab
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: biblio-1057373
RESUMEN
La presencia del apéndice cecal en el saco de una hernia inguinal se denomina hernia de Amyand1,2. Su incidencia varía âsegún distintos autoresâ del 0,13% al 1,7%. Es una rara patología que se diagnostica intraoperatoriamente, ya que su diagnóstico preoperatorio es excepcional. No obstante, en citas bibliográficas se han descripto pocos casos de diagnóstico intraoperatorio, por lo que es importante tener la sospecha clínica en hernias incarceradas de cara al diagnóstico diferencial y a valorar la solicitud de estudios diagnóstico. Su tratamiento es la apendicectomía o reducción del apéndice cecal a la cavidad abdominal asociada a herniorrafia o hernioplastia³.
ABSTRACT
Amyandâs hernia is defined as an inguinal hernia containing the vermiform appendix1,2. This rare condition, with an incidence between 0.13% and 1.7%, is diagnosed during surgery, as the preoperative diagnosis is exceptional. Few cases of intraoperative diagnosis have been described in the literature. The diagnosis should be suspected in cases of incarcerated hernias so as to order the specific tests. The surgical management includes appendectomy or appendix reduction to the abdominal cavity associated to mesh repair or primary hernia repair without mesh³.
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Main subject:
Appendectomy
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Hernia
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. argent. cir
Journal subject:
General Surgery
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Argentina
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Padre Íngel Buodo/AR
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