Amyand’s Hernia: Case Report -Current Dilemma in Diagnosis and Management
Published: February 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.5548
Jonathan Sadhu, Vasanth Mark Samuel, Thomas Kodiatte, Pranay Gaikwad
1. Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
4. Professor, Department of General Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Jonathan Sadhu,
Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
E-mail : Jona10sadhu@yahoo.co.in
Amyand’s hernia is an extremely rare condition, often misdiagnosed as a strangulated inguinal hernia, in which the inguinal hernial sac contains the vermiform appendix. It is often a surgical surprise. The reported incidence is approximately 1% of all adult inguinal hernia cases. Acute appendicitis in the Amyand’s hernia is even less common. We report a rare presentation of acute appendicitis associated with Amyand’s hernia managed by en masse reduction of the hernia followed by laparoscopic appendicectomy and open Lichtenstein’s tension free inguinal hernioplasty.
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