Emergency surgery in an elective setting: a case report detailing incidental diagnosis of a de Garengeot hernia.
Journal
Journal of surgical case reports
ISSN: 2042-8812
Titre abrégé: J Surg Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101560169
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2020
Jun 2020
Historique:
received:
09
04
2020
accepted:
05
05
2020
entrez:
25
6
2020
pubmed:
25
6
2020
medline:
25
6
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
We present a case of acute appendicitis within an incarcerated femoral hernia. This is a rare complication of the phenomenon eponymously known as a 'De Garengeot Hernia', which describes a vermiform appendix in an incarcerated femoral hernia sac. Our case is somewhat unique in the manner by which the affected patient had presented. Attending hospital for an unrelated elective surgery, an incarcerated hernia was diagnosed at time of admission. Thorough assessment in advance of the procedure and decisive action led to a satisfactory outcome. This may be the first case in literature reporting a 'De Garengeot Hernia' presenting in such a fashion.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32577213
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjaa164
pii: rjaa164
pmc: PMC7297558
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
rjaa164Informations de copyright
Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author(s) 2020.
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