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Department of Radiology, Adelaide and Meath Hospitals, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland.Issue Date
2012-03MeSH
AppendectomyAppendicitis
Female
Hernia, Femoral
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
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The MRI findings of a de Garengeot hernia. 2012, 85 (1011):e59-61 Br J RadiolPublisher
The British journal of radiologyJournal
The British journal of radiologyDOI
10.1259/bjr/27759683PubMed ID
22391502Abstract
The presence of the appendix within a femoral hernia is rare. It was first described by the French surgeon Jacques Croissant de Garengeot in 1731. This phenomenon accounts for 0.8-1% of all femoral hernias. Acute appendicitis occurring within a femoral hernia is even rarer and is difficult to diagnose pre-operatively. This type of hernia is termed a de Garengeot hernia. The ultrasonographic and CT imaging features of de Garengeot hernias have been described previously. We report a case of a 57-year-old female who presented with a painful right-sided groin mass. She underwent MRI of the inguinal region, which successfully diagnosed this rare hernia pre-operatively. To our knowledge, this is the first description of a de Garengeot hernia diagnosed using MRI.Item Type
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1748-880Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1259/bjr/27759683
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