[Strangulation of the appendix in an inguinal hernia sac in children]

To study the features of the clinic and treatment of children with infringement of the appendix in inguinal hernias in children.

We observed 12 children with the localization of the appendix in the right inguinal hernia. Four of them had an infringement of the appendix: two with inguinal hernia, two with sliding inguinal and femoral hernias. To verify the diagnosis, we used clinical and laboratory examinations of children with restrained inguinal hernia, ultrasound and Doppler examination of the groin and scrotum, X-ray, morphological examination of surgical materials. 4 clinical observations are presented.

Difficulties in diagnosing acute appendicitis in case of infringement of the appendix in inguinal hernias in children are associated with an atypical clinical picture, which proceeds under the mask of OZO. Testicular infarction was found in 2 children with strangulated inguinal hernia and necrosis of the appendix. Combined surgery with abdominal and herniatomical access for sliding restrained hernias in 2 children made it possible to perform a radical operation and avoid severe postoperative complications.

1. Infringement of the appendix in inguinal hernias in children is rare. 2. The clinical picture of the restrained appendix in the hernial sac proceeds under the mask of OZJ. 3. Operative access in the groin area when the appendix is infringed in the hernial sac is the operation of choice. 4. In case of infringement of the appendix with sliding hernias (inguinal and femoral), the operation of choice can be abdominal and herniatomical approaches.