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Vol. 16 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2021.16.13

AMYAND’S HERNIA, AN UNKNOWN ENTITY THAT MAY CAUSE SURGEONS DIFFICULTY: OUR EXPERIENCE AND LITERATURE REVIEW

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Received: October 14 2025
Published: October 15 2025
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Nunzio M. Rinzivillo
Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, Policlinico - V. Emanuele Hospital, University of Catania, Italy, Italy.
Vito Leanza
Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, Policlinico - V. Emanuele Hospital, University of Catania, Italy, Italy.
Marta Zanghi
Research Center on Motor Activities (CRAM), University of Catania, Italy, Italy.
Domenico Marchi
Campus Biomedico, Policlinico – Roma, Taiwan, Province of China.
Dario Saguto
Institute of Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, Italy.
Giovanni Tomasello
4. Institute of Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, Italy.
Daniele Provenzano
Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, Policlinico - V. Emanuele Hospital, University of Catania, Italy, Italy.
Francesco Basile
Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, Policlinico - V. Emanuele Hospital, University of Catania, Italy, Italy.
Guido N. Zanghi
gzanghi@unict.it
Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, Policlinico - V. Emanuele Hospital, University of Catania, Italy, Italy.
The aim of this case report is to present an uncommon disease, Amyand’s hernia. It is an inguinal hernia
containing the appendix in the hernial sac. The authors describe this condition analysing a clinical case
and reporting a literal review which points out preoperative and intraoperative management.

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AMYAND’S HERNIA, AN UNKNOWN ENTITY THAT MAY CAUSE SURGEONS DIFFICULTY: OUR EXPERIENCE AND LITERATURE REVIEW. (2025). EuroMediterranean Biomedical Journal, 16. https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2021.16.13
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