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De Garengeot Hernia Diagnosed with Point-of-care Ultrasound
De Garengeot hernias, defined as a femoral hernia containing the appendix, are rare. It is even uncommon to have an incarcerated de Garengeot hernia with associated acute appendicitis. We report a case of a 76-year-old female presenting to the emergency department for a right lower quadrant abdomina...
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University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6497197/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31061966 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2019.1.41170 |
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author | Jennings, Lindsey Presley, Brad Jauch, Edward |
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description | De Garengeot hernias, defined as a femoral hernia containing the appendix, are rare. It is even uncommon to have an incarcerated de Garengeot hernia with associated acute appendicitis. We report a case of a 76-year-old female presenting to the emergency department for a right lower quadrant abdominal mass for four days. Physical exam was consistent with an incarcerated hernia. A point-of-care ultrasound revealed a non-compressible, blind-ended loop of bowel within the hernia sac, concerning for acute appendicitis within the mass. Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis confirmed the diagnosis of acute appendicitis within a femoral hernia. |
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spelling | pubmed-64971972019-05-06 De Garengeot Hernia Diagnosed with Point-of-care Ultrasound Jennings, Lindsey Presley, Brad Jauch, Edward Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Case Report De Garengeot hernias, defined as a femoral hernia containing the appendix, are rare. It is even uncommon to have an incarcerated de Garengeot hernia with associated acute appendicitis. We report a case of a 76-year-old female presenting to the emergency department for a right lower quadrant abdominal mass for four days. Physical exam was consistent with an incarcerated hernia. A point-of-care ultrasound revealed a non-compressible, blind-ended loop of bowel within the hernia sac, concerning for acute appendicitis within the mass. Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis confirmed the diagnosis of acute appendicitis within a femoral hernia. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2019-02-26 /pmc/articles/PMC6497197/ /pubmed/31061966 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2019.1.41170 Text en Copyright: © 2019 Jennings et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Case Report Jennings, Lindsey Presley, Brad Jauch, Edward De Garengeot Hernia Diagnosed with Point-of-care Ultrasound |
title | De Garengeot Hernia Diagnosed with Point-of-care Ultrasound |
title_full | De Garengeot Hernia Diagnosed with Point-of-care Ultrasound |
title_fullStr | De Garengeot Hernia Diagnosed with Point-of-care Ultrasound |
title_full_unstemmed | De Garengeot Hernia Diagnosed with Point-of-care Ultrasound |
title_short | De Garengeot Hernia Diagnosed with Point-of-care Ultrasound |
title_sort | de garengeot hernia diagnosed with point-of-care ultrasound |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6497197/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31061966 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2019.1.41170 |
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