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Case Reports
. 2010:2010:650829.
doi: 10.1155/2010/650829. Epub 2010 Aug 11.

Femoral hernia with a twist

Sudeendra Doddi  1 , Vishal Sagar, Tarun Singhal, Santosh Balakrishnan, Frank Smedley, Prakash Sinha
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Case Reports

Femoral hernia with a twist

Sudeendra Doddi et al. Case Rep Med. 2010.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Preoperative ultrasound scan of right groin swelling showing a presumed indirect inguinal hernia containing one bowel loop and fatty omentum.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Intraoperative picture from exploration of femoral hernia sac. The acutely inflamed appendix has been delivered out.
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