Abstract
Inguinal hernia repair is one of the commonly performed procedures in surgical practice. In spite of its great incidence, it often poses a surgical dilemma, even for the skilled surgeon because of its unusual contents seen infrequently.
Unusual hernial contents may include ovary, fallopian tube, vermiform appendix and acute appendicitis (Amyand’s hernia). Also many pathologic entities can masquerade as inguinal hernia. It is important to be prepared to detect them and take the appropriate surgical decisions.
Information was obtained from their medical records and the documented operative findings.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v4i8.17
