title: [Giant Amyand hernia].
abstract: The finding of the appendix inside an hernial sac is called "Amyand hernia": The global incidence is 0.28 to 1%. Clinical manifestations are the presence of an inflamed inguinal mass, tense, hypersensitivensible, with variable size, non-reducible, and associated to abdominal pain, vomit and very rarely true appendicitis manifestations. Surgical treatment depends on the case presentation and the intraoperative findings. We present a case of a giant Amyand's hernia successfully treated with surgery by performing the hernia repair with Bassini technique and transherniotomy appendectomy.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General Hospital General de México, México DF, México.
authors.forename: Edgar Montes de
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Oca-Durán
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: García Castillo
authors.forename: Damián
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Palafox
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Miranda Dévora
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ornelas Oñate
authors.forename: Rodolfo Ríos
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Lara y López
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome