Table 1 .

Previous case reports from acute appendicitis within incisional hernias

Ref.	Age / sex	Presentation	Hernia location	Preoperative diagnosis	Outcome	Perforated appendix	Mesh	Approach
6	71 F	Lower abdominal pain and mass	Previous ileostomy	CT	Complete recovery	Yes	No	Open
7	N/A F	Abdominal pain	Port-site hernia	N/A	N/A	Yes	No	Open
8	27 F	Abdominal pain	Pfannenstiel	CT	Complete recovery	No	No	Laparoscopic
9	78 M	Abdominal pain	Midline	CT	Complete recovery	No	Biological	Open
	81 M	Abdominal pain	Port-site hernia	CT	Complete recovery	No	N/A	Open
10	48 F	Abdominal pain	Pfannenstiel	CT	Complete recovery	No	No	Laparoscopic
11	57 M	Abdominal pain	Lumbotomy incision	CT	Complete recovery	No	Polypropylene	Open
12	37 F	Upper abdominal pain	Port-site hernia	CT	Complete recovery	No	Polypropylene	Open
13	62 F	Abdominal pain	Pfannenstiel	Abdominal x-ray	Complete recovery	Yes	No	Open
14	51 F	Nausea, bloating, intermittent vomiting, fever, diarrhoea	Ventral hernia	CT	Complete recovery	Yes	No	Laparoscopic
15	70 F	Lower abdominal pain, constipation	Incisional hernia over right iliac crest	CT	Complete recovery	No	No	Open