Irreducible inguinal hernia with appendices epiploicae in the sac

• Main Authors: Jain Mayank, Khanna Shashi, Sen Bimalendu, Tantia Om
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-01-01
• Series: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
• Subjects: Appendices epiploicae; Inguinal Hernia; Trans-abdominal pre peritoneal
• Online Access: http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2008;volume=4;issue=3;spage=85;epage=87;aulast=Jain

Inguinal hernia has a nature to surprise surgeons with its unexpected contents. Appendix epiploicae alone in the hernial sac is a rare entity and that too if hypertrophied and presenting as irreducible hernia is still more uncommon. We report a 52-year-old male with complains of irreducible inguinal mass with little pain on Left side for seven days. A diagnosis of irreducible inguinal hernia was made and the patient was treated laparoscopically by Trans-Abdominal Pre-Peritoneal Mesh Hernioplasty (TAPP). As a surprise, content of the hernial sac was enlarged / hypertrophied appendix epiploicae of sigmoid colon with appendigitis. Patient also had and incidental hernia on the other side, which was repaired in the same sitting. Postoperative recovery of the patient was excellent.