Amyand hernia: Case report and review of the literature.
BACKGROUND
Amyand Hernia is a rare disease seen in approximately 1% of all hernias, complications of it, like acute appendicitis, or perforated appendicitis are even more rare, about 0.1%. Its diagnosis is very difficult in the pre-operative period; it is usually an incidental finding.


METHODS
This paper describes the case of a forty-year-old male patient, which was presented to the outpatient clinic of surgery with an incarcerated right side inguinal hernia without any signs of ischemic complications. He was admitted, and an hernioplasty was performed, as an incidental finding we encountered an Amyand hernia treated without appendectomy and placement of a prosthetic mesh without any complications.


CONCLUSIONS
This disease represents a very challenging diagnosis, seven years ago the standardization of management had already been established; in this case we encountered a type 1 Amyand's Hernia so we performed a standard tension free hernioplasty without complications.


CONCLUSIONS
Amyand hernia is a rare condition, which represents two of the most common diseases a general surgeon has to face. Standardization of treatment is still ongoing and more prospective studies need to be done. This case demonstrates that this pathology must remain in the mind of the surgeons especially in the event of a strangulated hernia and offer a comprehensive review.
Residente de segundo año de Cirugía General del Hospital Civil de Guadalajara "Dr. Juan I. Menchaca", Mexico.
Adrián
A
Morales-Cárdenas
Residente de segundo año de Cirugía General del Hospital Civil de Guadalajara "Dr. Juan I. Menchaca", Mexico.
César Felipe
CF
Ploneda-Valencia
Residente de segundo año de Cirugía General del Hospital Civil de Guadalajara "Dr. Juan I. Menchaca", Mexico.
Victor Hugo
VH
Sainz-Escárrega
Residente de segundo año de Cirugía General del Hospital Civil de Guadalajara "Dr. Juan I. Menchaca", Mexico.
Alvaro Cuauhtemoc
AC
Hernández-Campos
ME en Cirugía General Jefe del Servicio de Cirugía General del Hospital Civil de Guadalajara "Dr. Juan I. Menchaca", Mexico.
Eliseo
E
Navarro-Muñiz
ME en Cirugía General Jefe de la División de Cirugía del Hospital Civil de Guadalajara "Dr. Juan I. Menchaca", Mexico.
Carlos René
CR
López-Lizarraga
ME en Cirugía General del Hospital Civil de Guadalajara "Dr. Juan I. Menchaca", Mexico.
Carlos Alfredo
CA
Bautista-López
Acute appendicitis; Amyand's hernia; Cecal appendix; Garengeot's hernia; Inguinal hernia