De Garengeot's hernia: 40 years after Bassini inguinal hernioplasty.
De Garengeot's hernia (DGH) is a rare entity in which the vermiform appendix is located within the femoral hernia sac. Even though DGH is known to be more common in females, we report a case of a male patient having undergone Bassini-type inguinal hernia repair over 40 years ago. We present the preoperative diagnostic measures and an example of the surgical management of this rare entity.
Department of Surgery, Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Tommi K E
TK
Liipo
Department of Surgery, Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Toni T
TT
Seppälä
Department of Surgery, Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Anne K
AK
Mattila
D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography