Amyand’s hernia in an adult male Nigerian: A case report

Abstract

Background: Amyand’s hernia is a rare variant of inguinal hernia in which the sac content is the appendix. It is usually an intra-operative diagnosis. This pathology has been reported to be more common in children but our index patient is an elderly man.

Case presentation: An elderly man presented with clinical features consisted with strangulated recurrent right inguinal hernia. At surgery, he was found to have an inflamed appendix as the content of the hernia sac. He was offered appendicectomy and hernioplasty.

Conclusion: The surgeon should be aware of this pathology and the possibility of meeting the unexpected findings at surgery.