Α very rare case of De Garengeot’s hernia: Acute appendicitis within a femoral hernia

Autor: Panagiotis Skandalakis, Domna Fanidou, Georgios Alvanos, Dimitrios Filippou, Georgios O. Papadopoulos, Nikolaos Filippou
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Clinical Case Reports
ISSN: 2050-0904
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.1914
Popis: Key Clinical Message De Garengeot's hernia is a rare clinical entity. Appropriate and acute diagnosis in emergency basis is challenging (usually misdiagnosed as incarcerated femoral hernia), and the surgical management varies from case to case. This report emphasizes the importance of including De Garengeot's hernia in the differential diagnosis of incarcerated groin hernias and the need to establish a well‐defined strategy regarding surgical management options.
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