Acute appendicitis within an incisional hernia: a type of Amyand’s hernia
Ines Oliveira Pires,
Carolina Tam,
Luísa Cabral Moniz
et al.
Abstract:A man in his 60s presented to the emergency department with generalised abdominal pain and distention associated with the inability to pass stool or gas. The patient had undergone a laparoscopic partial right nephrectomy due to renal cell carcinoma a year ago. The workup diagnosis suggested an incarcerated incisional hernia. Surgical treatment was proposed. Intraoperatively, we found an ileocecal appendix with a macroscopically gangrenous appearance inside the hernia sac. An appendectomy was performed, and the… Show more
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