title: A Rare Case of Richter's Variety of Obstructed Femoral Hernia in a Male.
abstract: Femoral hernias are elusive conditions that, despite having life-threatening complications, are often undiagnosed in asymptomatic patients. They are less common than inguinal hernias and occur more frequently in females [Purushotham et al. (2014) J Evol Med Dent Sci 3(05):1160-1163]. In the first place, femoral hernia in a male patient is itself, a very rare clinical presentation, let alone complications like obstruction or strangulation in the second place. Thus, despite the fact that femoral hernias account for only 2-4 % of all groin hernias, their timely and correct diagnosis is vital due to the increased mortality associated with emergency surgery for their complications [Arkoulis et al. (2012) Ox J Med, J Surg Case Rep 2012(6):6]. This, however, is not always easy, where mortality has been found to be tenfold. Here, we present a case of right-sided obstructed femoral hernia of Richter's variety in a male of 52 years of age.
authors.affiliation: P. D. U. Medical College, B-6/8, A.B..C. Staff Quarters, Near Prabhat Hospital, Jamnagar Road, Rajkot, 36001 Gujarat India.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Parmar
authors.affiliation: P. D. U. Medical College, B-6/8, A.B..C. Staff Quarters, Near Prabhat Hospital, Jamnagar Road, Rajkot, 36001 Gujarat India.
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Vaghasiya
authors.affiliation: P. D. U. Medical College, B-6/8, A.B..C. Staff Quarters, Near Prabhat Hospital, Jamnagar Road, Rajkot, 36001 Gujarat India.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dave
keywords: Femoral hernia; Meshplasty; Obstructed hernia; Repair; Richter’s hernia