De Garengeot’s Hernia: Report of a Rare Surgical Emergency and Review of the Literature

De Garengeot’s Hernia: Report of a Rare Surgical Emergency and Review of the Literature

This is a report of a case who was admitted and operated on for a strangulated femoral hernia. The hernia sac contained a gangrenous appendix, which was excised and the hernia was repaired with sutures without complication. De Garengeot's hernia, although very rare, should be included in the di...

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Main Authors: Evangelos P. Misiakos, Anna Paspala, Anastasia Prodromidou, Nikolaos Machairas, Vasileia Domi, Nikolaos Koliakos, Theodore Karatzas, Nick Zavras, Anastasios Machairas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
femoral ring
hernia repair
appendicitis
appendectomy
de Garengeot's hernia
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fsurg.2018.00012/full

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