Open AccessObstructed Left Amyand’s Hernia in a Seven Month Male Infant with Meatal Stenosis: Case Report and Review of Literature
Author(s) -
EI Ogwuche,
CT Soo,
AE Animashaun,
M Ochoga
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of biomedical research and clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2651-5865
pISSN - 2636-7378
DOI - 10.46912/2i2.2019117
Subject(s) - medicine , hernia , inguinal hernia , surgery , appendix , stenosis , general surgery , meatal stenosis , radiology , urethra , paleontology , urethroplasty , biology
Left Amyand Hernia (AH) is a very rare form of inguinal hernia. It presents commonly as an incarcerated inguinal hernia and intraoperative diagnosis is usually the rule. This is a report of a 7 months old male infant presenting with bilateral inguinal hernia, including a complicated left AH, with associated mobile caecum and meatal stenosis. He had bilateral herniotomy, transhernial appendectomy and meatotomy and did well post-operatively. A comprehensive comparative review of all 35 reported cases of left AH in the literature was undertaken alongside this report.