A RARE VARIATION OF AMYAND’S HERNIA

Amyand’s Hernia

Abstract

Introduction

An inguinal hernia in which appendix is involved, is termed as “Amyand’s hernia”. Claudius Amyand first described in 1735, the presence of the vermiform appendix within an inguinal hernial sac has carried this name [1]. The incidence of normal appendix with an inguinal hernia sac is estimated to be approximately 1% of all cases of inguinal hernia, where as acute appendicitis presenting in an inguinal hernia is an uncommon event as 0.1% of all cases of hernial appendicitis [2] and a case of incarcerated appendix within an hernial sac was reported in the literature [3] and is referred as hernial appendicitis 16 years ago [4].