De Garengeot's hernia in a 60-year-old woman: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>De Garengeot first described the presence of the appendix within a femoral hernia in 1731.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report the case of a 66-year-old Caucasian woman who presented with acute appendi...

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Main Authors: Kontzoglou Konstantinos, Smirnis Anastasios, Spartalis Eleftherios, Konofaos Petros, Kouraklis Grigorios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/258