title: De Garengeot's hernia: diagnosis and surgical management of a rare type of femoral hernia.
abstract: De Garengeot's hernia is quite rare and is a femoral hernia that contains a vermiform appendix and can present as a painful, tender swelling or an asymptomatic lump. We present the case of a 70-year-old patient who presented to our surgical unit after being referred for diagnostic imaging of an asymptomatic groin lump which was found to be a De Garengeot's hernia. She had an open repair of her femoral hernia and laparoscopic appendicectomy. Her post-operative stay was uneventful. De Garengeot's hernia is rare; however, imaging is usually required to make a diagnosis preoperatively. Management is usually surgical with simultaneous repair of the femoral hernia and appendicectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock, UK ramsingh.jason@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramsingh
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock, UK.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, UK.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock, UK.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Ani
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock, UK.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hodnett
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock, UK.
authors.forename: Catriona
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chorushyj