Amyand’s hernia: a rare case presentation

Authors

  • Hemant Mhatre Department of Surgery, Shri. V. N. Govt. Medical College, Yavatmal, Maharashtra
  • Vijay Kanake Department of Surgery, Shri. V. N. Govt. Medical College, Yavatmal, Maharashtra
  • Vipul Nandu Department of Surgery, Shri. V. N. Govt. Medical College, Yavatmal, Maharashtra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20151118

Keywords:

Inguinal hernia, Amyand, Appendix, Appendicitis, Appendicectomy

Abstract

Inguinal hernia, defined as the protrusion of an organ or fascia through the wall of the containing cavity, is one of the most frequent surgical procedures that a surgeon faces. In a very low frequency, one can find the vermiform appendix inside the hernia sac; whether it is inflamed or not; this condition is denominated as “Amyand Hernia”. Amyand Hernia is a rare disease seen in approximately 1% of all hernias, complications of it, like acute appendicitis, or perforated appendicitis are even rarer, about 0.1%. Its diagnosis is very difficult in the pre-operative period; it is usually an incidental finding. Here we report a rare case of right inguinal hernia in a 40 years old male patient, who was incidentally found to have an inflamed appendix in the hernia sac that underwent appendicectomy with hernioplasty for same.

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2016-12-14