Left-sided amyand hernia: report of two cases with review of literature
Ali Farooq Al-Mayoof1, Bilal Hamid Al-Ani1
1Department of Paediatric Surgery, Al-Mustansyriah Medical College/Central Teaching Hospital of Pediatrics, Baghdad, Iraq.
Abstract:
The presence of the vermiform appendix in an inguinal hernial sac is called "Amyand" Hernia, which is a rare condition especially in children. The authors are reporting two cases of left-sided Amyand hernia in infants presented with symptoms and signs of obstructed inguinal hernia. Emergency appendectomy and herniotomy were performed. The patients were followed up for 4 to 6 months without complications. The case histories are presented, and the conditions discussed with review of the literature.
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