Journals / Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi / 2013 / Cilt: 19 - Sayı: 5

Should appendectomy be performed in Amyand’s hernia?: two case reports

Amyand fıtığında apendektomi yapılmalı mıdır? iki olgu sunumu

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Appendectomy is not a necessity unless there are circulatory or inflammatory injuries.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The presence of appendix vermiformis in an inguinal hernia sac is called Amyand’s hernia.
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Key Findings & Data:The disease is named after Claudius Amyand, who performed the first documented and successful appendectomy during a hernioplasty in 1975.
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Conclusion & Impact:Appendectomy is not a necessity unless there are circulatory or inflammatory injuries.
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Abstract

The presence of appendix vermiformis in an inguinal hernia sac is called Amyand’s hernia. The disease is named after Claudius Amyand, who performed the first documented and successful appendectomy during a hernioplasty in 1975. Finding an appendix within an inguinal hernia is reported at a rate of 0.51%-1% in the adult population, whereas there is no reported frequency of Amyand’s hernia in children due to its rare occurrence. Here, we report two cases of Amyand’s hernia. The first is a newborn, diagnosed with strangulated Amyand’s hernia by preoperative ultrasound examination of the groin. In this case, the appendix had compromised blood supply, so we performed appendectomy during the hernioplasty. The second patient was diagnosed with Amyand’s hernia during elective hernioplasty. In this case, the appendix had no evidence of circulatory or inflammatory disorders, so we performed simple hernioplasty and left the appendix in the abdominal cavity. In Amyand’s hernia, there are no standards in approaching the appendix. Appendectomy is not a necessity unless there are circulatory or inflammatory injuries.

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Fıtık kesesi içerisinde apendiks vermiformis bulunması Amyand hernisi olarak adlandırılır. Hastalık ismini İlk kez 1735 yılında tanım- layan Claudius Amyand’dan almıştır. Yetişkinlerde görülme sıklığı %0.51-%1 olarak bildirilmiş olmasına rağmen çocuk hasta grubunda olgu azlığı nedeniyle, bildirilmiş bir oran bulunmamaktadır. Bu yazıda ameliyat edilen iki Amyand hernili olgu sunuldu. Birinci olgu ye- nidoğan döneminde ultrasonografi ile strangüle Amyand hernisi tanısı konularak ameliyat edildi. İkinci olgu, kasık fıtığı tanısı ile elektif şartlarda ameliyat edilirken ameliyat sırasında tanı alan hastaydı. Birinci olguda apendiksin dolaşımının bozulmuş olduğu görülerek fıtık onarımına ek olarak apendektomi yapıldı. İkinci olguda salim bulunan apendiks alınmadı. Amyand hernisinde apendikse yapılacak işlem ile ilgili standart bir yaklaşım yoktur. Apendikste dolaşım bozukluğu gibi komplikasyonların görüldüğü olgular dışında apendektomi yapılması zorunlu değildir.

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ÇIĞŞAR, E. B., KARADAĞ, Ç. A., SEVER, N., DOKUCU, A. İ. (2013). Should appendectomy be performed in Amyand’s hernia?: two case reports. Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi, Cilt: 19 - Sayı: 5, 488–490. https://ajindex.com/articles/324132

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