A Unique Case of Perforated Appendicitis in a Giant Incarcerated Right-Sided Inguinal Hernia: Challenges and Surgical Management

Patient: Male, 56-year-old Final Diagnosis: Amyand hernia Symptoms: Pain Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Surgery OBJECTIVE: Rare disease BACKGROUND: Amyand hernia is a rare condition described as the presence of the appendix within an inguinal hernia. The clinical presentation of can be atypical, depending on the length of the defect’s history and the size of the hernia. As inguinal hernia repair is considered a routine surgical procedure, giant hernias are mostly encountered in countries with limited medical care or with patient rejection of surgical management. CASE REPORT: We report a case of a 56-year-old patient with a history of a chronic giant inguinal-scrotal hernia for more than 10 years who presented himself to the Emergency Department with acute pain in the scrotum and fever. Computed tomography revealed a perforated appendicitis located in the inferior part of the scrotum. The patient underwent a surgical procedure with an inguinal and middle laparotomy approach, revealing a full incarceration of the right and traverse colon, terminal ileal loop, and omentum, along with evidence of a perforated appendicitis. Standard appendectomy and direct hernia repair were successfully performed. CONCLUSIONS: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of a perforated appendicitis within a right giant inguinal hernia described in the modern English-language literature. Rare in our daily practice, giant hernias are a real challenge regarding their surgical management during and after surgery, making this case with a perforated appendicitis even more arduous.