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Case Report

Appendiceal pus in a hernia sac simulating strangulated femoral hernia: a case report

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Pages 235-237 | Published online: 23 Mar 2011

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Figure 1 Abdomen CT with intravenous and oral constrast demonstrating swelling of appendix, thickened wall of cecum and perifocal fat stranding (A). The fluid-contained hernia sac was seen lateral and inferior to the pubic tubercle, with circumferential fat stranding (B).

Figure 1 Abdomen CT with intravenous and oral constrast demonstrating swelling of appendix, thickened wall of cecum and perifocal fat stranding (A). The fluid-contained hernia sac was seen lateral and inferior to the pubic tubercle, with circumferential fat stranding (B).

Figure 2 Intraoperative findings showed contricted hernia neck of the femoral hernia without herniation of abdominal viscera (A), and acute phlegmonous inflammation of the incarcerated hernia sac (B).

Figure 2 Intraoperative findings showed contricted hernia neck of the femoral hernia without herniation of abdominal viscera (A), and acute phlegmonous inflammation of the incarcerated hernia sac (B).