CT diagnosis of acute appendicitis in a femoral hernia.
We present the first case, to our knowledge, of a patient with a CT diagnosis of acute appendicitis strangulated in a femoral hernia, a known but very rare entity. CT features of acute appendicitis within the hernia established the correct diagnosis. The pathological findings confirmed the diagnosis of this rare location of appendicitis.
Zissin
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Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Meir Hospital, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar-saba, Israel.
Brautbar
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Shapiro-Feinberg
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods