Amyand’s Hernia: an Up-to-Date Review of the Literature

Patoulias, Dimitrios; Kalogirou, Maria; Patoulias, Ioannis

doi:10.14712/18059694.2018.7

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“…Whether to perform appendicectomy remains controversial. It is considered that an appendicectomy performed at the first operation decreases the risk of a future appendicitis and hence further common medication (with their previously described adverse reactions) anaesthesia and surgery [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. We did not perform an appendicectomy.…”

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Therapeutical and Pharmaco-Chemical Conduct for Amyand Hernia

2020

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One of the rare findings regarding the hernial sac is the vermiform appendix. This pathology, defined as Amyand’s hernia, occurs in almost 1% of all inguinal hernia cases (0.19-1.7%). Usually, it is diagnosed intraoperatively, because the preoperative diagnosis is very difficult. We report the case of a 56-year-old man with a voluminous mass in the right inguinal-scrotal region. During the surgical procedure, an Amyand’s hernia was identified and we performed reduction of the hernia, herniorrhaphy and Lichtenstein Tension-Free Repair with polypropylene mesh. The case that we presented was type 1 according to Losanoff and Basson’s classification, but also to Rikki modified classification, with a very controversial management. Clinical evaluation and surgeon’s experience are the base of the surgical treatment. Keywords: vermiform appendix, inguinal hernia, surgical treatment

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“…Rarely, Meckel's diverticulum (Littre hernia), part of the intestinal wall (Richter's hernia) and an inflamed or non-inflamed vermiform appendix (Amyand's hernia) may also be observed. Amyand's hernia constitutes 1% of all inguinal hernias [2,4,5] and is more common in males than females. Inflammation of the appendix is observed in 0.13% of Amyand's hernia cases.…”

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“…It constitutes 1% (0.19-1.7%) of all inguinal hernias. Inflammation of the appendix within the inguinal sac is rarer and comprises 0.1% (0.07-0.13%) of all Amyand's hernia cases [2]. Although the clinical presentation of the disease varies depending on the inflammation of the appendix, the diagnosis is usually made during the operation.…”

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An unusual inguinal hernia presentation in an infant: Amyand's hernia with acute appendicitis

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2019

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“…In most cases, AH is diagnosed intraoperatively. 13 Sharma et al reported 18 patients with AH, while no patient was diagnosed pre-operatively. 14 Cankormaz et al reported 12 neonates and infants with AH, and pre-operative diagnosis was made in only 1 case.…”

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Our experience with Amyand’s hernia

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Amyand’s hernia is a rare type of inguinal hernia with appendix as its content, which may be normal or pathological. We present our experience with Amyand’s hernia in 6 patients. A retrospective review of 6 cases with Amyand’s hernia that were managed over a 2-year period was done by reviewing the hospital records. The variables assessed and analyzed were demographic details, clinical presentation, management and follow-up. There were 4 children and 2 adults; male and female ratio being 5:1. The mean age of four children was 1.5 years; the two adults were 72 and 54 years of age. The duration of symptoms of inguinal hernia ranged from 1 month to one year; mean duration of irreducibility was 5.33 days (range: 2 days to 15 days). Five patients had symptoms of obstruction. All 5 patients with obstruction underwent emergency surgery. The sixth patient was posted for elective hernioplasty the next day. Appendix was inflamed only in one patient. The post-operative course was uneventful in all patients. The mean duration of hospital stay was 3.33 days. Only one patient had surgical site infection. Amyand’s hernia, thus presents with features of incarcerated right hernia. Pre-operative diagnosis is difficult. Intra-operatively, the surgical procedure needs to be individualized depending upon the pathology.

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Amyand’s Hernia: an Up-to-Date Review of the Literature

Cited by 52 publications

References 28 publications

Therapeutical and Pharmaco-Chemical Conduct for Amyand Hernia

Therapeutical and Pharmaco-Chemical Conduct for Amyand Hernia

An unusual inguinal hernia presentation in an infant: Amyand's hernia with acute appendicitis

Our experience with Amyand’s hernia

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