Case Reports

Acute appendicitis in an incarcerated inguinal hernia; amyand hernia: a case report

10.5350/BTDMJB201511307

  • Burhan Hakan Kanat
  • Mustafa Girgin
  • Yavuz Selim İlhan
  • Zeynep Özkan

Received Date: 04.03.2012 Accepted Date: 20.12.2012 Med J Bakirkoy 2015;11(3):124-126

Amyand’s hernia is an inguinal hernia with an appendix involved. It has been approximately found in 1% of cases of inguinal hernias. Preoperative diagnosis of this rare condition is almost impossible. We are presenting; an Amyand’s hernia where the acute appendicitis was found within the hernial sac during surgery for an incarcerated inguinal hernia.

Keywords: Inguinal hernia, acute appendicitis, Amyand hernia