A rare case of appendicitis incarcerated in an inguinal hernia

Left-sided incarcerated Amyand’s hernia with cecum and terminal ileum: a case report

BACKGROUND Amyand's hernia, which is the presence of a normal or pathological appendix as a part of an inguinal hernia, is a rare clinical entity. We are reporting a very rare case of left-sided incarcerated Amyand's hernia with cecum and terminal ileum involvement. CASE PRESENTATION A 4-year-old male child with left inguinal swelling of 2-year duration presented to Goba Referral Hospital. Tw...

A young man with concurrent acute appendicitis and incarcerated right indirect inguinal hernia

OBJECTIVE Acute appendicitis and incarcerated hernia rarely present in the same episode. Our study reports patient presentation, diagnosis method, and treatment of an unusual case at the Chiang Mai University Hospital. METHOD Case report. RESULT A 20-year-old man visited the Chiang Mai University Hospital with right lower quadrant pain and a right groin mass which could not be reduced. The ...

Appendiceal pus in a hernia sac simulating strangulated femoral hernia: a case report

Acute appendicitis involving the hernia sac is infrequent but well-documented in medical literature. In most instances, it occurs within the right inguinal (Amyand's hernia) or right femoral hernia (de Garengeot hernia). The diagnosis is always mistaken for incarcerated groin hernia. During surgery, the appendix itself, either perforated or strangulated, is most commonly encountered within the ...

A rare case of Amyand's hernia presenting as an enterocutaneous fistula

The finding of the vermiform appendix in an inguinal hernia has an incidence of approximately 1%. The condition is given the eponymous name Amyand's hernia. However in just 0.08% the condition is complicated by an acute appendicitis. The clinical presentation varies, depending on the extent of inflammation of the appendix and is most often misdiagnosed as an incarcerated inguinal hernia. As suc...

Incarcerated recurrent inguinal hernia containing an acute appendicitis (Amyand hernia): an extremely rare surgical situation