Amyand's hernia

Amyand's hernia

Amyand's hernia is a rare form of inguinal hernia (less than 1%) which occurs when the appendix is included in the hernial sac and becomes incarcerated. The condition is an eponymous disease named after an English surgeon, Claudius Amyand (1680-1740), who performed the first successful appendectomy in 1735.

Amyand's hernia is commonly misdiagnosed as an ordinary incarcerated hernia. Symptoms mimicking appendicitis may occur. Treatment consists of a combination of appendectomy and hernia repair.

ee also

*Littré's hernia

References

*S. Apostolidis, V. Papadopoulos, A. Michalopoulos, D. Paramythiotis, N. Harlaftis: [http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijs/vol6n1/amyand.xml Amyand's Hernia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature] . "The Internet Journal of Surgery". 2005. Volume 6 Number 1.
*(1736) C. Amyand: Of an inguinal rupture, with a pin in the appendix caeci, incrusted with stone; and some observations on wounds in the guts. "Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London", 39: 329-336.
*(1993) R. Hutchinson: [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1293861 Amyand's hernia] . "J R Soc Med" 86(2): 104–105.
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