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Amyand’s hernia: a rare case presentation

Inguinal hernia, defined as the protrusion of an organ or fascia through the wall of the containing cavity, is one of the most frequent surgical procedures that a surgeon faces. In a very low frequency, one can find the vermiform appendix inside the hernia sac; whether it is inflamed or not; this condition is denominated as “Amyand Hernia”. Amyand Hernia is a rare disease seen in approximately 1% of all hernias, complications of it, like acute appendicitis, or perforated appendicitis are even rarer, about 0.1%. Its diagnosis is very difficult in the pre-operative period; it is usually an incidental finding. Here we report a rare case of right inguinal hernia in a 40 years old male patient, who was incidentally found to have an inflamed appendix in the hernia sac that underwent appendicectomy with hernioplasty for same.