Online ISSN: 2515-8260

Keywords : Amyand’s


Left sided Amyand’s hernia in a case of giant inguino-scrotal strangulated hernia of an infant -A rare case presentation.

Poonam Gupta; Anil Kumar; Umesh Kumar Gupta; Rafey A. Rahman; Nand Kishore Gupta

European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 2021, Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages 3137-3139

Inguinal hernia containing vermiform appendix as a content is known as Amyand’s hernia. Herniotomy and excision of appendix from scrotal approach is ideal treatment of Amyand‘s hernia. We reported a case of left sided strangulated hernia in an infant, on exploration which was found containing gangrenous caecum, inflamed appendix and small portion of oedematous distal ileum.