Open AccessAmyand′s hernia masquerading as a strangulated inguinal hernia: A case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Shahbaz Habib Faridi,
Afzal Anees,
Bushra Siddiqui,
Nadeem Ahmed
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
yīxué yánjiū zázhì/journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2542-4939
pISSN - 1011-4564
DOI - 10.4103/1011-4564.147252
Subject(s) - medicine , appendix , inguinal hernia , general surgery , emergency department , surgery , vomiting , nausea , hernia , physical examination , vermiform , abdominal pain , paleontology , psychiatry , biology
We report a rare case of a 62-year-old male who presented to surgical emergency department with the complaints of sudden onset pain and swelled in the right inguinal region with nausea, vomiting and abdominal distension. There was a history of a reducible swelling in the right inguino-scrotal region for the last 1 year. Based on history, clinical examination and investigations a provisional diagnosis of right-sided strangulated inguinal hernia was made and patient was planned for an emergency surgery. On the exploration, the hernial sac revealed a gangrenous vermiform appendix and the diagnosis of Amyand′s hernia was made. Appendectomy was performed through the same incision, and hernial repair was done using a polypropylene mesh