Acute Appendicitis Presenting as an Abdominal Wall Abscess: A Case Report

Highlights • Amyand’s hernia is uncommon in females. • The initial presentation as an abdominal wall abscess is very rare in the contemporary literature. • An index of suspicious, early diagnosing and surgical intervention lead to favorable recovery. • The management should follow general guidelines...

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Published inInternational journal of surgery case reports Vol. 35; pp. 37 - 40
Main Authors Ahmed, Khalid, Hakim, Suhail, Suliman, Ahmed M, Aleter, Ammar, El-Menyar, Ayman, Mustafa, Sheriff abdulazeim, Zarour, Ahmad, Al-Thani, Hassan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2017
Elsevier
Subjects
Abdominal wall
Abscess
Amyand hernia
Appendicitis
Case Report
Surgery
amyand hernia
case report
abdominal wall
Appendicitis
abscess
Abdominal wall
Amyand hernia
Case report
Abscess
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Summary:Highlights • Amyand’s hernia is uncommon in females. • The initial presentation as an abdominal wall abscess is very rare in the contemporary literature. • An index of suspicious, early diagnosing and surgical intervention lead to favorable recovery. • The management should follow general guidelines of appendectomy, hernia repair and dealing with the associated pathology if present.
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ISSN:2210-2612
2210-2612
DOI:10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.04.003