SynthesisHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2020
Implications of the presence of the vermiform appendix inside an inguinal hernia (Amyand's hernia): a systematic review of the literature.
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- Article
- Preoperative Diagnosis of Amyand Hernia in the Emergency Department with Point-of-care Ultrasound: A Case Report.Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine · 2026Article
- THE TRAILING APPENDIX IN A NIGERIAN INFANT: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE.Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine · 2025Article
- Review
- Appendiceal Abscess Within an Amyand's Hernia: A Unique Case Encountered During Laparoscopic Appendicectomy.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Amyand's Hernia diagnosed preoperatively via a CT scan: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- Appendiceal adenocarcinoma associated with Amyand's hernia: a case report.Nagoya journal of medical science · 2024Article
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- Laparoscopic surgery for De Garengeot's hernia in a man after inguinal hernia surgery with a mesh plug: a case report and review of literature.Surgical case reports · 2024Article
- Amyand's hernia repair in an asymptomatic patient-a case report and a review of the literature.Journal of surgical case reports · 2024Article
- Controversies Regarding Mesh Utilisation and the Attitude towards the Appendix in Amyand's Hernia-A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Amyand's hernia with a perforated appendix and an enterocutaneous fistula: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2023Article
- Amyand hernia as a rare cause of abdominal pain: A case report and literature review.Clinical case reports · 2023Article
- Amyand's hernia: a 10-year experience with 6 cases.BMC surgery · 2021Article
- Strangulated Amyand's hernia: management during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of surgical case reports · 2021Article
- Acute appendicitis located within Amyand's hernia-a complex case with concurrent acute cholecystitis.Journal of surgical case reports · 2020Article
- Appendectomy or not in middle-aged male with non-inflamed appendix in Amyand's hernia? Case report and literature review.International journal of surgery case reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeTo identify and sum all available evidence pertaining to the management of Amyand's hernia (AH).
methodsA systematic search of the MedLine, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases was performed for studies published until January 2020.
resultsIn total, 111 studies incorporating 161 patients were identified, 96 (86.4%) being case reports, 11 (9.9%) case series, and 4 (3.7%) retrospective patient cohorts. Mean patient age was 58.5 ± 19.6 years with 136 (83.9%) being males and 25 (16.1%) females. Furthermore, 149 (92.5%) cases were right-sided hernias while 12 (7.5%) cases were left-sided. Overall, 62.3% of patients presented emergently and 77.3% of patients' cohort were eventually diagnosed with incarcerated AH. Preoperative diagnosis of AH was established in 23.1% of patients and was achieved either by ultrasound (25%) or CT scan (75%). Operative findings consisted of normal appendix in 73 (45.4%) cases, uncomplicated appendicitis in 62 (38.5%) patients, and perforated appendix in 26 (16.1%). Regarding patients with appendicitis, mesh placement was reported for 17 (21.2%), herniorrhaphy was performed for 51 (63.7%) while 12 (15.1%) patients did not undergo hernia repair during the initial operation. Mesh utilization rates were significantly higher in patients with a normal appendix. Seven cases involved AH containing appendiceal neoplasms. Thirteen cases (8.6%) of postoperative complications were documented and a single case of postoperative death.
conclusionAH is a rare type of inguinal hernia usually complicated by appendicitis. Hernia reconstruction should be tailored to each patient individually according to the extent of inguinal canal inflammation.
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