title: Appendiceal diverticulitis in a femoral hernia causing necrotizing fasciitis of the right inguinal region: report of a unique case.
abstract: De Garengeot's hernia--a rare finding occurring mostly in women--is defined by the presence of the vermiform appendix within the sac of a femoral hernia. The incidence of appendicitis is rarer still, with less than a 100 cases reported to date. We present a unique case of an 84-year-old male patient with perforated appendiceal diverticulitis within a De Garengeot's hernia causing abscess and necrotizing infection of the overlying soft tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical School, University Hospital of Ioannina, S. Niarchos Ave, 45500, Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Georgiou
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bali
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Theodorou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zioga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fatouros
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001065:Appendix / Q000601:surgery; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000150:complications*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery