title: Amyand's hernia: a case report of an incarcerated and perforated appendix within an inguinal hernia and review of the literature.
abstract: Appendicitis within an Amyand's hernia is rare; when it occurs it is often misdiagnosed as a strangulated inguinal hernia. We present a case report of such a case and a review of the literature. It is our recommendation that repair should be undertaken without the use of synthetic mesh through a properitoneal incision that gives access to the peritoneal cavity and the inguinal regions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, USA.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Logan
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Nottingham
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous