Amyand's hernia: a rare case presentation

Mhatre, Hemant P.; Kanake, Vijay; Nandu, Vipul V.

doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20151118

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“…The presence of appendix or otherwise known as a vermiform appendix within the inguinal hernial sac is rare [3]. Further presence of inflamed appendix within the hernia sac is very rare with an incidence of 0.1% [4]. The propensity to develop appendicitis is due to the compression of the appendix at the level of neck of the sac or due to impaired vascular supply leading to infection [4].…”

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“…The presence of the appendix within the femoral hernia was first reported by De Garengeot in 1731 [4]. The first reported appendicectomy in the right inguinal hernia was performed by Claudius Amyand in 1736 [4] which was done in St. George Hospital, on an 11-year-old boy [5]. After that, the presence of appendix within the hernial sac whether it is inflamed or not was called "Amyand Hernia".…”

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“…After that, the presence of appendix within the hernial sac whether it is inflamed or not was called "Amyand Hernia". Although inguinal hernia is commonly encountered lower abdominal surgical pathology, which is the everyday routine bread and butter of general surgeons, sometimes it can pose an intra-operative dilemma [4].…”

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“…There are many different types of unusual hernia. To name a few, the presence of Meckel diverticulum within the hernial sac is called Littre's hernia, the presence of the portion of the bowel wall within the hernial sac is called Richter hernia, and presence of appendix within the femoral canal is called De Garengeot hernia [4]. Amyand hernia is usually found on the right side and more common in males [6].…”

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“…The reason for that is the pre-operative imaging investigation not routinely requested by surgeons [3]. So there are statements in the literature that pre-operative CT "can" be helpful [1] or "practically impossible" [4] or minimal functionality [7]. But pre-operative CT will give valuable information regarding the contents of the hernia sac.…”

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A case report of Amyand hernia—radiological diagnosis and literature review

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Kulasekeran

2020

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Background The hernia is defined as the protrusion of any organ or a part of it through the wall or fascia or any connective tissue which normally encloses that organ. Among the hernias, an inguinal hernia is the most common type. In the inguinal hernia, Amyand hernia is one of the rare types, in which the appendix will herniate through the inguinal canal. The incidence of Amyand hernia is less than 1% (Namdev et al., Int Surg J 7:2072, 2020). Case presentation We are reporting a case of Amyand hernia, which was diagnosed incidentally in the patient who had been referred to computerized tomography (CT) for a malignant melanoma metastasis screening. Our case is unique in that pre-operative diagnosis of the Amyand hernia is rarely reported in the literature. We can diagnose the type 1 Amyand hernia with utmost confidence. Conclusion Pre-operative diagnosis of type 1 Amyand hernia can be made with utmost certainty by CT.

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