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Amyand’s Hernia: Case Report -Current Dilemma in Diagnosis and Management
PD03-PD04
Correspondence
Dr. Jonathan Sadhu,
Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
E-mail : Jona10sadhu@yahoo.co.in
Amyand’s hernia is an extremely rare condition, often misdiagnosed as a strangulated inguinal hernia, in which the inguinal hernial sac contains the vermiform appendix. It is often a surgical surprise. The reported incidence is approximately 1% of all adult inguinal hernia cases. Acute appendicitis in the Amyand’s hernia is even less common. We report a rare presentation of acute appendicitis associated with Amyand’s hernia managed by en masse reduction of the hernia followed by laparoscopic appendicectomy and open Lichtenstein’s tension free inguinal hernioplasty.