From the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, NY.
Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Mar 1;38(3):e1087-e1089. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002529.
Amyand hernia is a rare type of inguinal hernia defined by the presence of the appendix in the inguinal hernia sac. Clinical diagnosis of Amyand hernia can be challenging because this diagnosis is typically made intraoperatively, often as an incidental finding. Preoperative diagnosis by computed tomography and radiology ultrasound has previously been reported; however, there exists no reports of the diagnosis being made by point-of-care ultrasound. We present a case of Amyand hernia visible on point-of-care ultrasound performed by a pediatric emergency medicine physician.
艾米疝是一种罕见的腹股沟疝类型，其特征是阑尾位于腹股沟疝囊内。由于这种诊断通常是在手术中做出的，通常是偶然发现的，因此临床诊断艾米疝可能具有挑战性。术前通过计算机断层扫描和放射学超声检查进行诊断已有报道；然而，尚无通过即时护理超声检查做出诊断的报告。我们报告了由儿科急诊医师进行即时护理超声检查可见的艾米疝病例。
