Strangulated femoral hernia presenting as parietal wall emphysema.
Surgical emphysema of abdominal and thoracic wall, along with features of intestinal obstruction, has not been reported as a complication of strangulated femoral hernia. We report a 31-year-old woman with such a presentation.
Marwah
Sanjay
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Department of Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak (Haryana). drsanjay.marwah@gmail.com
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Sandhu
Dalbir Singh
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Karwasra
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery