title: Incarcerated recurrent inguinal hernia with covered and perforated appendicitis and periappendicular abscess: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report the case of a 72-year-old woman with a covered and perforated appendicitis and periappendicular abscess within the hernial sac (Amyand's hernia) of an incarcerated recurrent inguinal hernia after primary Shouldice repair. Initially, a preoperative CT-scan showed signs of an incarcerated femoral hernia. This would be the first reported case of an incarcerated recurrent Amyand's hernia, which is an extremely rare condition.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital for General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University of Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler Strasse 3, Tuebingen, Germany. Markus.kueper@med.uni-tuebingen.de
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kueper
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kirschniak
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ladurner
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Granderath
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Konigsrainer
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence