Gangrenous appendicitis in a strangulated obturator hernia.
Only two cases of appendicitis in strangulated obturator hernia have been previously reported. In the present case, an 83-year-old woman had fatal anaerobic myonecrosis of the thigh that resulted from gangrenous appendicitis in the right obturator foramen. Early diagnosis, prompt surgical intervention, and perioperative resuscitation are critical for survival in a case of appendicitis in a strangulated obturator hernia with thigh sepsis, especially when it occurs in an elderly, emaciated female patient.
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.
Kirien T
KT
Kjossev
Julian E
JE
Losanoff
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006553:Hernia, Obturator / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans