De Garengeot´s hernia. Apropos of a case

Authors

  • Víctor Juan Caraballoso García Hospital Pediátrico Docente Provincial Eliseo Noel Caamaño. Matanzas.
  • Javier Cabrera Reyes Hospital Pediátrico Docente Provincial Eliseo Noel Caamaño. Matanzas.
  • Norkis Alonso Domínguez Hospital Pediátrico Docente Provincial Eliseo Noel Caamaño. Matanzas.
  • Abel Santana González-Chávez Hospital Pediátrico Docente Provincial Eliseo Noel Caamaño. Matanzas.
  • Idanis Orea Cordero Hospital Pediátrico Docente Provincial Eliseo Noel Caamaño. Matanzas.

Keywords:

De Garengeot´s hernia, appendix, femoral hernias, case presentation.

Abstract

The eponym De Garengeot´s hernia is reserved to describe the presence of the cecal appendix inside a crural hernia sac. It is infrequent to find the appendix inside the femoral canal, location presented in 0.9 % of femoral hernias. The presence of appendicitis inside the femoral canal is a rarity representing from 0.13 to 0.8 % of all the cases of acute appendicitis. A case is presented, and the clinical characteristics and the surgical treatment are described.

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Author Biography

Víctor Juan Caraballoso García, Hospital Pediátrico Docente Provincial Eliseo Noel Caamaño. Matanzas.

Jefe de Servicio de Cirugía Pediatrica

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Published

2018-03-23

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Caraballoso García VJ, Cabrera Reyes J, Alonso Domínguez N, Santana González-Chávez A, Orea Cordero I. De Garengeot´s hernia. Apropos of a case. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2018 Mar. 23 [cited 2025 Jan. 22];40(2):488-94. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/2304

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Presentation of cases

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