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Benjamin Quartey1, Obinna Ugochukwu, Reed Kuehn
1Department of General Surgery, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Abstract:
Amyand's hernia is a rarity and a recurrent case is extremely rare. A 71-year-old male with a previous history of right inguinal hernia repair presented to the emergency department with a 1-day history of pain in the right groin. A physical examination revealed a nonreducible right inguinal hernia. A computed tomography scan showed a 1.3-cm appendix with surrounding inflammation within a right inguinal hernia. An emergent right groin exploration revealed an incarcerated and injected non-perforated appendix and an indirect hernia. Appendectomy was performed through the groin incision, and the indirect hernia defect was repaired with a biological mesh (Flex-HD). We hereby present this unique case - the first reported case of recurrent Amyand's hernia and a literature review of this anatomical curiosity.
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