title: Images in surgical radiology: an unusual case of acute appendicitis within a femoral hernia.
abstract: We present a rare case of acute appendicitis within a femoral hernia, which was diagnosed preoperatively on CT scan.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Monklands District General Hospital, Airdrie, Scotland UK.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aitken
authors.forename: Bryce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Renwick
authors.forename: Sheila Kate
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: Birinder
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cumming
keywords: Appendicitis; Femoral hernia
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