THE TRAILING APPENDIX IN A NIGERIAN INFANT: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE.

Amyand hernia is a rare clinical condition reported more commonly in children, whose diagnosis remains fortuitous, and the treatment plan, controversial. It is often an intraoperative diagnosis, and the management plan for this condition varies, depending on the status of the appendix at surgery. In large inguinoscrotal hernias in males, we recommend that the content of the sac be examined before transection, and a Marcy's repair should be considered.