Fascinating history of groin hernias: Comprehensive recognition of anatomy, classic considerations for herniorrhaphy, and current controversies in hernioplasty

Figure 6 Amyand’s hernia. Amyand’s hernia is considered as an inguinal hernia that traps the appendix. In patients who exhibit a giant hernia involving incarceration of the ileocecal portion of the intestinal tract, only the appendix does not recover from ischemic changes, despite resolution of the strangulation.