title: 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 Amyand's hernia. The patient underwent appendectomy and herniorrhaphy at the same operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. alighafouri3@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghafouri
authors.forename: Taha
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Anbara
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mir
authors.forename: Zhamak
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Khurgami
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous