De Garengeot hernia: an uncommon presentation of acute appendicitis

Acta Chir Belg. 2017 Feb;117(1):52-54. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2016.1202477. Epub 2016 Aug 1.

Abstract

We present a case of a 78-year-old female patient with an uncommon presentation of acute appendicitis. She was found to have a perforated appendicitis which developed in a femoral hernia sack. An appendix present in a femoral hernia is called a De Garengeot Hernia, which is a rare form of femoral hernia. Clinical presentation, diagnosis and management are discussed.

Keywords: Appendicitis; De Garengeot; appendix; femoral; hernia; intestinal perforation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aged
  • Appendicitis / complications*
  • Appendicitis / diagnosis
  • Appendicitis / surgery
  • Female
  • Hernia, Femoral / diagnosis
  • Hernia, Femoral / etiology*
  • Hernia, Femoral / surgery
  • Humans