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A rare presentation of appendicitis inside the femoral canal: case report and literature review

BACKGROUND: Femoral hernia accounts for 3% of all the hernias, and in 0.5–5% of cases, the appendix can migrate through the femoral hernia and is called de Garengeot hernia. It is a very rare condition, and the incidence of appendicitis in this type of hernia is as low as 0.08–0.13%. CASE PRESENTATI...

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Autores principales: Bidarmaghz, Bardia, Borrowdale, Roderick Cyril, Raufian, Kasra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6292845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30547242
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-018-0552-y