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Complications include acute appendicitis and perforated appendicitis, which are rare in incidence, accounting for about 0.1% of cases.\n                      <jats:sup>1<\/jats:sup>\n                      These complications prove a diagnostic challenge due to their vague clinical presentation and atypical laboratory and radiological findings. Until recently, open appendectomy was the mainstay of treatment. Laparoscopic surgery offers a less invasive approach to confirming a diagnosis and serving as a therapeutic tool in equivocal cases.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CASE PRESENTATION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We report a case of a previously healthy 20-year-old male presenting with atypical signs and symptoms, as well as blood investigation results, and radiological findings of a perforated appendix within an Amyand\u2019s hernia. The patient was successfully managed using a minimally invasive laparoscopic appendectomy approach.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>DISCUSSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Until recently, open appendectomy was considered the mainstay in the management of complicated Amyand\u2019s hernia. Laparoscopic surgery provides a new avenue for dealing with diagnostic uncertainty with advantages including faster recovery time, reduced hospital stay, and better quality of life.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This case report highlights the concealing effects of an Amyand\u2019s hernia on a perforated appendix, the considerations required when an equivocal diagnosis present and the safe use of the minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of this rare condition.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Highlights<\/jats:title>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijscr.2016.11.010","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,11,10]],"date-time":"2016-11-10T00:47:29Z","timestamp":1478738849000},"page":"215-218","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["A complicated case of amyand\u2019s hernia involving a perforated appendix and its management using minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"29","author":[{"given":"Wisam","family":"Al-Ramli","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yahya","family":"Khodear","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Muyiwa","family":"Aremu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abdel Basset","family":"El-Sayed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"R1-55-20260114","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"140","DOI":"10.12659\/MSM.889873","article-title":"Amyand\u2019s hernia: a review","volume":"20","author":"Ivashchuk","year":"2014","journal-title":"Med. 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