A Rare Case of Amyand's Hernia

Authors

Siddharth Shah, HCA HealthcareFollow
Zeib Syed, HCA HealthcareFollow
keenan bayrakdar, HCA HealthcareFollow
Omar Elsayed, HCA HealthcareFollow
Kavya Poluru, HCA HealthcareFollow

Division

Capital

Hospital

LewisGale Medical Center

Document Type

Case Report

Publication Date

5-6-2023

Keywords

amyands hernia, rare case report, rare complication of appendicitis, surgical case reports, symptomatic hernia

Disciplines

Digestive System Diseases | Internal Medicine

Abstract

A hernia is an abnormal protrusion of an organ or tissue from its containing cavity. The most common type of abdominal hernia is an inguinal hernia. When a hernia is non-reducible, it is termed an incarcerated hernia. We present one such rare case of an incarcerated appendix within a right inguinal hernia, also called Amyand's hernia (AH). We discuss current approaches toward surgically repairing this type of complicated hernia and a complication that can arise if it is not repaired in a timely manner.

Publisher or Conference

Cureus

Recommended Citation

Shah S, Syed S, Bayrakdar K, Elsayed O, Poluru K. A Rare Case of Amyand's Hernia. Cureus. 2023;15(5):e38641. Published 2023 May 6. doi:10.7759/cureus.38641