Inflammed appendix as a cause of incarcerated inguinal hernia in a neonate

Abstract

Inflamed appendix as a cause of incarcerated inguinal hernia is a rare presentation in any age group. Appendix as a content in an inguinal hernial sac was named after the French surgeon Claudius Amyand (c.1681-1740), who performed the first successful appendectomy, on an 11-year-old boy who presented with an inflamed, perforated appendix in his inguinal hernia sac. Treatment of this condition is herniotomy with its repair with or without appendectomy depending on its involvement (inflammation status). We are reporting the case, in which, the inflamed appendix was presented as incarcerated inguinal hernia. The management of Amyand’s hernia depends on the variability of involvement of the appendix however, in children and neonates, it is better to perform appendectomy during the hernia repair.