Case Reports

Amyand’s hernia: Case report

  • Kasım Çağlayan
  • Serkan İşler
  • Fatma Özdemir

Received Date: 14.07.2006 Accepted Date: 04.09.2006 Med J Bakirkoy 2006;2(4):149-150

Acute appendicitis within hernia sac is termed Amyand’s hernia and was described firstly by Claudius Amyand. The incidence is 0.13%. Preoperatively diagnosis is difficult. Our aim is to present Amyand’s hernia which is rare within literature.

Keywords: Inguinal hernia, acute appendicitis