Diagnosis and Operative Management of a Perforated De Garengeot Hernia

CONCLUSION Full preoperative workup for a femoral hernia often fails to diagnose the presence of the Appendix within the hernia. It is important to have a high clinical suspicion for a de Garengeot’s hernia in patients with incarcerated or strangulated right femoral hernias.
Source: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports - Category: Surgery Source Type: research