De Garengeot's hernia: a case of acute appendicitis in a femoral hernia sac

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Sen Tanrikulu C., TANRIKULU Y., Akkapulu N.

ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, cilt.19, sa.4, ss.380-382, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 4
• Basım Tarihi: 2013
• Doi Numarası: 10.5505/tjtes.2013.37043
• Dergi Adı: ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.380-382
• Anahtar Kelimeler: Appendicitis, De Garengeot's hernia, femoral hernia, hernia, PERFORATED APPENDIX
• Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The presence of an appendix vermiformis in a femoral hernia sac is called De Garengeot's hernia. It is a very rare clinical condition and requires emergency surgery. However, preoperative diagnosis of De Garengeot's hernia is difficult. Herein, we report a 58-year-old female who presented with sudden-onset painful swelling in the right groin region. Diagnosis was established based on computed tomography findings, and appendectomy with mesh-free hernia repair was performed. The postoperative period was uneventful, and the histopathologic examination of the specimen revealed gangrenous appendicitis.