Case report on diagnosis and management of complicated De Garengeot's hernia
Ganeshamoorthy Sutharsan, Santiago Anne Nirushala, Sreekanthan Gobishangar · 2024
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Ganeshamoorthy Sutharsan and co-authors report a rare hernia case in a 2024 paper. In this condition, the appendix sits inside a femoral hernia, a bulge near the groin. It appears in only a small share of femoral hernias, and appendix swelling inside the sac is rarer still. Their patient was a sixty three year old woman with a painful right groin lump for two weeks.
The lump could not be pushed back, but she had no blockage or fever, and scans suggested a trapped hernia. During surgery the team found a swollen appendix and dead fatty tissue inside the sac. They removed the appendix and repaired the hernia, and she recovered smoothly. Readers learn why this rare case is often missed before surgery.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ganeshamoorthy Sutharsan, Santiago Anne Nirushala, Sreekanthan Gobishangar |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 10 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |