BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES We report a case of appendicitis presenting in an incarcerated femoral hernia, otherwise known as de Garengeot hernia. This rare hernia usually presents with both diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. We wish to underline the usefulness of laparoscopy in both the diagnosis and treatment of de Garengeot hernias. METHODS A diagnostic laparoscopy was performed initially....

de Garengeot hernia is a rare subtype of a femoral hernia with incarceration of the appendix. This type of hernia usually presents with therapeutic dilemmas, especially because of the risk of surgical site infection (SSI). Our patient was a 74-year-old woman with a bulging mass and tenderness in the right inguinal area. Computed tomography revealed an incarcerated appendix, with appendicitis in...

this case report describes the anesthetic management and ventilation technique in the surgical treatmentof traumatic diaphragmatic hernia in a dog. a 5-month-old 8-kg female terrier with a history of car accidentwas presented for femoral fracture repair. before anesthetic induction, marked tachypnea and dyspnea werenoted. diaphragmatic hernia was diagnosed based upon radiographic and ultrasonog...

conclusions a lumbar hernia may, on rare occasions, become incarcerated or strangulated, with the consequent complication of mechanical bowel obstruction. we suggest that a patient with a flank mass should always raise suspicions of a lumbar hernia. case presentation a 76-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with a femoral intertrochanteric fracture was sent to our department. physical examina...

A 79-year-old lady was admitted to hospital following a haematemesis. At that time she was also noted to have an irreducible, non-tender femoral hernia. Endoscopy was attempted, but abandoned as it was thought she might have a pharyngeal pouch. Barium swallow and meal confirmed the presence of a pouch but was otherwise normal. The patient was discharged only to be readmitted 3 months later with...

We present two cases of incarcerated de Garengeot's hernia. This anatomical phenomenon is thought to occur in as few as 0.5% of femoral hernia cases and is a rare cause of acute appendicitis. Risk factors include a long pelvic appendix, abnormal embryological bowel rotation, and a large mobile caecum. In earlier reports operative treatment invariably involves simultaneous appendicectomy and fem...

Richter’s hernia is rare and hard to diagnosis. We reported a male elder with Richter’s hernia in the right femoral tube. It was firstly treated as lymphnoditis, and finally presented as enterocutaneous fistula. We performed wedge excision and suture of the ileum wall defect under laparoscopy, local debridement of the groin and repair for the femoral ring. He had the good recovery with regular ...