Amyand hernia
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Amyand hernia is a rare form of inguinal hernia in which the vermiform appendix is located within the hernial sac. It is seen in less than 1% of inguinal hernia.
It should not be confused with an appendix-containing femoral hernia, known as De Garengeot hernia.
Clinical presentation
Clinically, atypical presentation of acute appendicitis is expected, and the clinical presentation may mimic incarcerated inguinal hernia.
Radiographic features
CT
- blind ending tubular structure arising from caecum and extending into inuginal sac
- dilated lumen, wall enhancement and thickening, peri appendiceal fat stranding are suggestive of acute appendicits
Ultrasound
- extension of the appendix into the inguinal sac
- if acutely inflamed, the appendix is dilated, non compressible, thickened and hypervascular
EtymologyHistory and etymology
Claudius Amyand, was a French surgeon who performed the first successful appendectomy in 1735, on an 11-year-old boy who presented with an inflamed, perforated appendix in his inguinal hernia sac.
See also
-</ul><h4>Etymology</h4><p>Claudius Amyand, was a French surgeon who performed the first successful appendectomy in 1735, on an 11-year-old boy who presented with an inflamed, perforated appendix in his inguinal hernia sac.</p><h4>See also</h4><ul>- +</ul><h4>History and etymology</h4><p><strong>Claudius Amyand</strong>, was a French surgeon who performed the first successful appendectomy in 1735, on an 11-year-old boy who presented with an inflamed, perforated appendix in his inguinal hernia sac.</p><h4>See also</h4><ul>
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