Amyand's hernia is an uncommon form of inguinal hernia. It represents <1% of all hernias and its complication with appendicitis is still rarer with 0.1-0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The purpose of this study was to assess esophageal damage in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) with or without dysphagia.
Subjects And Methods: Fourteen patients with either severe generalized or another generalized form of RDEB recruited through a research and support foundation were evaluated for obstructive esophageal lesions by means of barium esophagography.
Results: All patients, even those without dysphagia, had at least one stenosis; five patients had two stenoses.