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MEDISAN
On-line version ISSN 1029-3019
Abstract
GUERRA MACIAS, Iliana. Amyand´s hernia in an infant. MEDISAN [online]. 2016, vol.20, n.9, pp. 2128-2132. ISSN 1029-3019.
The case report of a 5 years infant is described, assisted in the Emergencies Service of N´Gola Kimbanda Hospital, Namibe province, Angola who was emergently operated for presenting acute pain due to right and umbilical inguinoscrotal hernias, in which hernial inguinal sack, the cecal appendix was swollen. After the surgery the patient had a satisfactory clinical course and was discharged without complications 4 days later
Keywords : infant; inguinoscrotal hernia; Amyand´s hernia; cecal appendix; parietal defect.