Strangulated stomach within a femoral hernia

Strangulated stomach within a femoral hernia.

A 79-year-old lady was admitted to hospital following a haematemesis. At that time she was also noted to have an irreducible, non-tender femoral hernia. Endoscopy was attempted, but abandoned as it was thought she might have a pharyngeal pouch. Barium swallow and meal confirmed the presence of a pouch but was otherwise normal. The patient was discharged only to be readmitted 3 months later with...

A Strangulated Diaphragmatic Hernia of the Stomach

Strangulated femoral hernia containing a perforated appendix.

' 2004 Canadian Medical Association A 27 000 cases of femoral hernia occur yearly in the USA, accounting for 3% of all hernias. The hernial sac may contain preperitoneal fat, omentum, small bowel or colon and, rarely, the appendix, reported to occur in 0.8% of femoral hernias. To date, only 12 cases of perforated appendicitis in a femoral hernia have been documented, none in the past 13 years. ...

Strangulated Femoral Hernia: A Challenging Surgical Vignette

External hernia is one of the commonest causes of intestinal obstruction. Femoral hernia is a relatively uncommon hernia. It has a very high complication rate due to delayed diagnosis caused by deceptive symptomatology and subtle signs. CT scan enables a prompt diagnosis. Rigorous resuscitation followed by prompt surgical intervention is the mainstay of treatment. A case of a strangulated femor...

Strangulated femoral hernia: the clinical trap.

Sir, We read with interest the paper by Heys and Brittenden on 'Strangulated femoral hernia: the persisting clinical trap'.' We have had 4 similar cases in the last year. A 57 year old woman with a known history of inflammatory bowel disease presented to the medical ward with abdominal pain and vomiting. Examination and abdominal X-rays were consistent with small bowel obstruction. However, the...