Case report of a perforated appendix in the sac of inguinal hernia [Amyand's Hernia]

ABSTRACT

This case is a rare aspect of inguinal hernia. The patient was admitted with a 10-day pain of right groin and a past history of an inguinal hernia which was irreducible at the time of admission. In the operating room, the hernia sac was opened which included a perforated and gangrenous appendix that is called Amy and' s hernia. The patient underwent appendectomy and herniorrhaphy at the same operation