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    Open Access Case Report Article ID: JSSR-8-253

    Claudius Amyand’s hernia: An uncommon form of appendicitis

    Bouali Mounir, El Maghraoui Omar*, Eddaoudi Yassine, El Bakouri Abdelilal, El Hattabi Khalid, Bensardi Fatimazahra and Fadil Abdelaziz

    Claudius Amyand's hernia is defined by the incarceration of the vermicular appendix through the hernial sac. The first appendectomy was performed in 1735. It is a very rare pathology. Therefore, the frequency of this pathology is not yet established. We report the observation of a 54-year-old patient with an estimated BMI of 25.5 kg: height2 with a simple inguinal hernia that was not followed up and admitted to the emergency room with a painless and impulsive inguinal swelling when coughing. The management consisted of a conditioning and a pre-anesthetic assessment. The intraoperative exploration revealed a right inguinal hernia with caecal and appendicular contents of viable appearance. The procedure included an appendectomy and cure of the hernia using the Lichtenstein technique. The evolution was marked by a resumption of transit 24 hours postoperatively, Appendicitis complicating an Amyand's hernia is a rare pathology that often presents in an atypical clinical picture of an inguinal painful mass without the occlusive syndrome. Its preoperative radiological diagnosis, although exceptional, is of interest given the atypical presentation allowing the elimination of local pathologies that sometimes do not require emergency surgery.

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    Published on: Dec 29, 2022 Pages: 49-52

    Full Text PDF Full Text HTML DOI: 10.17352/2455-2968.000153
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