BMC Urology (Feb 2024)

De Garengeot Hernia, an acute appendicitis in the right femoral hernia canal, and successful management with transabdominal closure and appendectomy: a case Report

  • Po-Chuan Yu,
  • Ling-Ting Wang,
  • Chun-Yu Chang,
  • Yao-Chou Tsai,
  • Kian-Hwee Chong

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-023-01383-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 1
pp. 1 – 4

Abstract

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Abstract Incarceration of the appendix within a femoral hernia is a rare condition of abdominal wall hernia about 0.1 to 0.5% in reported femoral hernia [1]. We report a case of a 56-year-old female whose appendix was trapped in the right femoral canal. There are few reports in the literature on entrapment of the appendix within a femoral hernia. The management of this condition includes antibiotics, drainage appendectomy, hernioplasty and mesh repair.

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