Amyand’s hernia repair with surgical mesh and appendectomy: a case report

Authors

  • Ivan David Lozada Martinez Universidad de Cartagena, Facultad de Medicina, Grupo Prometheus y Biomedicina Aplicada a las Ciencias Clínicas. Cartagena, Colombia. Estudiante de Medicina. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1960-7334
  • Andrés Elías Llamas Nieves Universidad de Cartagena, Facultad de Medicina, Grupo Prometheus y Biomedicina Aplicada a las Ciencias Clínicas. Cartagena, Colombia. Estudiante de Medicina. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3967-0733
  • Christian German Ospina Pérez Universidad de CartagenaUniversidad de Cartagena, Facultad de Medicina, Departamento Quirúrgico. Cartagena, Colombia. Cirujano General. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9572-6829
  • Ana Milena Álvarez Acuña Universidad Industrial de Santander, Facultad de Medicina, Departamento Quirúrgico. Bucaramanga, Colombia. Anestesióloga. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9572-6829
  • Rosa María Ospina Pérez Fundación Universitaria San Martin, Facultad de Medicina, Departamento Médico. Medellín, Colombia. Médica General. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3251-2698

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24265/horizmed.2022.v22n1.11

Keywords:

Hernia, Inguinal, Appendectomy, Herniorrhaphy, General Surgery

Abstract

Amyand’s hernia is defined as the presence of the vermiform appendix within an inguinal hernial sac. Less than 1 % of the world medical publications on hernias address this disease, out of which very few come from Latin America and the Caribbean. This is the case of a 78-year-old male patient who experienced signs and symptoms for approximately five months. He felt a lump in the right inguinal region which progressively increased in size. Two days prior to admission to the intensive care unit, he said his pain level was 8/10. During the right inguinal approach, the hernial sac was opened, revealing parts of the right colon, cecum and appendix with edematous changes. Therefore, the patient underwent an appendectomy and repair with polypropylene mesh.

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Published

2022-03-18

How to Cite

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Lozada Martinez ID, Llamas Nieves AE, Ospina Pérez CG, Álvarez Acuña AM, Ospina Pérez RM. Amyand’s hernia repair with surgical mesh and appendectomy: a case report. Horiz Med [Internet]. 2022Mar.18 [cited 2024Sep.19];22(1):e1512. Available from: https://www.horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe/index.php/horizontemed/article/view/1512

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