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Case Reports
. 2016 Jun 6;2016(6):rjw096.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjw096.

A rare case of appendicitis incarcerated in an inguinal hernia

Eduardo Smith-Singares  1 , Joseph Adjei Boachie  2 , Izaskun Melania Iglesias  2
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A rare case of appendicitis incarcerated in an inguinal hernia

Eduardo Smith-Singares et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

Amyand's hernia was coined after Claudius Amyand (1660-1740), who was the first to describe the presence of a perforated appendix in a hernial sac and also was the first to perform a successful appendectomy in 1735. It is an exceptionally rare condition in which the hernia itself contains the appendix, which may not necessarily be inflamed. The presence of an inflamed appendix further contributes to the rarity of this case. We report a case of acute appendicitis brought on by its incarceration in the inguinal hernia.

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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
CT scan of a right inguinal hernia with incarcerated, inflamed vermiform appendix and an obstructing fecalith.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Inflamed vermiform appendix incarcerated in a right inguinal hernia.
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