title: Femoral hernia causing pneumoperitoneum.
abstract: Richter's hernia, in which only a portion of the circumference of the intestine lies within the sac, is a common complication of femoral hernia. This case report is of 39 year old female who presented with a pneumoperitoneum and was found at laparotomy to have a right femoral Richter's hernia containing a knuckle of perforated small bowel. This is a previously unreported presentation of femoral hernia.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology*