Case report of a perforated appendix in the sac of inguinal hernia (Amyand's hernia)

Acta Med Iran. 2011;49(12):828-30.

Abstract

This case is a rare aspect of inguinal hernia. The patient was admitted with a 10-day pain of right groin and a past history of an inguinal hernia which was irreducible at the time of admission. In the operating room, the hernia sac was opened which included a perforated and gangrenous appendix that is called Amyand's hernia. The patient underwent appendectomy and herniorrhaphy at the same operation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Appendicitis / surgery*
  • Hernia, Inguinal / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Perforation / surgery*
  • Male
  • Rupture, Spontaneous