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Appendix (arrow) inside hernia sac with mass on the tip (*).
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The sac was opened distally, revealed the appendix with a hard mass on its tip (Fig. 1, Fig. 2), and the cecum formed part of the sac wall proximally.
Medium-power view of periappendiceal tissue showing fibrosis and granulomas (arrows) surrounding calcified schistosoma ova (arrowheads) (H&E stain).
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