title: De Garengeot hernia: an uncommon presentation of acute appendicitis.
abstract: We present a case of a 78-year-old female patient with an uncommon presentation of acute appendicitis. She was found to have a perforated appendicitis which developed in a femoral hernia sack. An appendix present in a femoral hernia is called a De Garengeot Hernia, which is a rare form of femoral hernia. Clinical presentation, diagnosis and management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Surgery , Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep , Alkmaar , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Cornelis G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Vos
authors.affiliation: a Department of Surgery , Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep , Alkmaar , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Robbert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mollema
authors.affiliation: a Department of Surgery , Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep , Alkmaar , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Milan C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Richir
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans
keywords: Appendicitis; De Garengeot; appendix; femoral; hernia; intestinal perforation