Presentation
Painful right groin lump.
Patient Data
Age: 75 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Incarcerated right femoral hernia - containing appendix



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Fluid filled mass in right groin containing a blind-ending tubular structure without blood flow consistent with the appendix in an incarcerated hernial sac constricting blood vessels.
From the case:
Incarcerated right femoral hernia - containing appendix




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Femoral hernial sac containing fluid and a thick-walled, edematous tubular structure contiguous with cecum representing the appendix - findings confirmed at surgery.
Case Discussion
De Garengeot hernia is a femoral hernia that contains the appendix.