title: Incidental De Garengeot's hernia: A case report of dual pathology to remember.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A De Garengeot's hernia is the very rare dual pathology of a vermiform appendix within a femoral hernia.
  
  
  METHODS
  We discuss the rare case of a 62 year old female who presented as an emergency with a strangulated femoral hernia. Within the hernia sac a partly necrotic vermiform appendix was discovered. The patient successfully underwent an appendicectomy and repair of her femoral hernia. The post-operative period was uneventful, with no further issues at follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our case report displays the successful treatment of a De Garengeot's hernia as an emergency admission, with a shorter than average admission time, and no post-operative complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is a rare case of dual pathology, of which we believe there are few published cases.
authors.affiliation: Darent Valley Hospital, Darenth Wood Road, Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom. Electronic address: thomaswhitehead-clarke@doctors.org.uk.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Whitehead-Clarke
authors.affiliation: Darent Valley Hospital, Darenth Wood Road, Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Umesh
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Parampalli
authors.affiliation: Darent Valley Hospital, Darenth Wood Road, Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhardwaj
keywords: De Garengeot; Emergency; Femoral hernia; Surgery; Vermiform appendix