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Α very rare case of De Garengeot’s hernia: Acute appendicitis within a femoral hernia

De Garengeot's hernia is a rare clinical entity. Appropriate and acute diagnosis in emergency basis is challenging (usually misdiagnosed as incarcerated femoral hernia), and the surgical management varies from case to case. This report emphasizes the importance of including De Garengeot's...

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Autores principales: Filippou, Nikolaos G., Fanidou, Domna, Alvanos, Georgios, Papadopoulos, Georgios Ouilson, Filippou, Dimitrios, Skandalakis, Panagiotis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6333059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30656015
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1914
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Sumario:De Garengeot's hernia is a rare clinical entity. Appropriate and acute diagnosis in emergency basis is challenging (usually misdiagnosed as incarcerated femoral hernia), and the surgical management varies from case to case. This report emphasizes the importance of including De Garengeot's hernia in the differential diagnosis of incarcerated groin hernias and the need to establish a well‐defined strategy regarding surgical management options.