Strangulated femoral hernia containing acute gangrenous appendicitis: case report and review of the literature.
The author reports the case of a 69-year-old woman with acute gangrenous appendicitis in a strangulated right femoral hernia. The hernia was diagnosed preoperatively, but the gangrenous appendix was found in a strangulated loop of small bowel only at operation. The combination of gangrenous appendicitis and strangulated loop of small bowel in a femoral hernial sac is an unusual finding, but awareness of it will avoid delay in treatment and lead to the patient's full recovery.
D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small