Abstract

Amyand’s hernia is considered a rare surgical condition, characterized by the presence of the cecal appendix, inflamed or not, inside the inguinal hernia sac. The authors report a case of Amyand’s hernia diagnosed intraoperatively, in which the proposed therapeutic course was appendicular resection by incision of the inguinotomy and then the approach of the hernia defect by Bassini’s technique. The patient presented satisfactory clinical evolution and was discharged on day-2 postoperatively.

Keywords: Amyand's Hernia; Acute Appendicitis; Inguinal Hernia

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Citation

Citation: José Roberto Violatti-Filho and Glênio Fernandes Moraes. “Amyand’s Hernia: Acute Appendicitis in a Non-Incarcerated Right Inguinal Hernia". Acta Scientific Gastrointestinal Disorders 6.2 (2022): 35-37.

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Copyright: © 2022 José Roberto Violatti-Filho and Glênio Fernandes Moraes. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.