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New Indian Journal of Surgery

Volume  14, Issue 4, October-December 2023, Pages 189-191
 

Case Report

Rare Case of Appendicitis in Hernial Sac-Amynad’s Hernia Type 2 Case Report

V Devanarayan , P R Venugopal

1 Post Graduate, Department of General Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi 682041, India, 2Professor, Department of General Surgery, Mount Zion Medical College, Adoor, Kerala 679556, India.

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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/nijs.0976.4747.14423.3

Abstract

Amynad’s hernia is the term used for hernia with content as Appendix and part of caecum. This can be presented as incarcerated hernia and rarely with acute appendicitis. Here we are presenting a case acute abdomen with appendicitis in the inguinal hernia. This case is reported in a 68 yr old man with long standing hernia presented as acute pain and vomiting. This case report is reported due to its rarity.
 


Keywords : Amynad’s hernia: appendicitis in hernia; Incarcerated hernia.
Corresponding Author : P R Venugopal,