title: A young man with a femoral hernia presenting as periumbilical pain.
abstract: The case of a 21-year-old man presenting with constant periumbilical pain is reported. The patient had a left groin mass which on palpation exacerbated his pain. The patient was taken to surgery where an incarcerated femoral hernia was repaired. A brief and uncomplicated postoperative course followed. The anatomy and clinical manifestations of femoral hernias are presented.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D014472:Umbilicus