AMYAND HERNIA: A RARE SURGICAL VARIATION

Ghufran Ahmed; Imran Ashraf; Muhammad Ali Muazzam; Muhammad Shoaib; Muhammad Farooq Shahid; Usman Shah Bukhari

doi:10.51253/pafmj.v71i1.2975

Authors

Ghufran Ahmed Combined Military Hospital Quetta/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Imran Ashraf Combined Military Hospital Quetta/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Muhammad Ali Muazzam Combined Military Hospital Quetta/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Muhammad Shoaib Combined Military Hospital Quetta/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) PakistanCombined Military Hospital Quetta/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Muhammad Farooq Shahid Combined Military Hospital Quetta/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Usman Shah Bukhari Combined Military Hospital Quetta/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v71i1.2975

Keywords:

Amyand hernia, Appendix, Inguinal hernia

Abstract

Amyand’s hernia is an inguinal hernia with trapped appendix; its frequency is approximately 1%. Acute appendicitis is a rare clinical presentation (0.1%) of Amyand’s hernia. It was first described by Claudius Amyand in 1735. We report a patient of Amyand’s hernia, three years of age, presented with right inguinoscrotal hernia. Right side groin discomfort was present. Herniotomy was performed revealing anon-inflamed appendix within the inguinal canal for which a classic appendectomy was done.