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Radiology Case Reports· 2026· Case report

A rare guest in the hernia sac: Preoperatively diagnosed Amyand’s hernia with gangrenous appendicitis

Carolina Baz, Kevin Connors, Selma Siddiqui

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A 57-year-old male with a known right inguinal hernia presented with pain, found to have a gangrenous appendix within the hernia sac via CT scan and confirmed during laparoscopic exploration.

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Field: Surgery

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