TY - JOUR AU - Graça, Susana AU - Costa, S. AU - Francisco, E. AU - Ferreira, J. AU - Esteves, J. AU - Carrapita, J. AU - Vasconcelos, E. AU - Vale, S. AU - Matos, L. AU - Maciel, J. PY - 2014/01/17 TI - Amyand’s hernia: a case report JF - Revista Portuguesa de Cirurgia; No 26 (2013): Setembro 2013 - II Série KW - N2 - Amyand’s hernia, first described, in 1735, by Claudius Amyand, consists of an inguinal hernia with the appendix in its sac. It is a rare unknown disease, diagnosed mostly during surgery for treatment of the inguinal hernia. The authors present a case of a 38 year-old man, who went to the emergency room, with an inguinal inflammatory tumor. He was diagnosed a strangulated inguinal hernia and proposed surgical treatment. During surgery, the vermiform appendix was found within the hernia sac, inflamed and perforated by a foreign body. An appendicectomy and herniorraphy were performed without complications. Keywords: Amyand, inguinal hernia, appendix, surgery. UR - https://revista.spcir.com/index.php/spcir/article/view/322