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. 2012 Aug;74(4):336.
doi: 10.1007/s12262-012-0436-5. Epub 2012 Mar 16.

Images in surgical radiology: an unusual case of acute appendicitis within a femoral hernia

Emma Aitken  1 , Bryce Renwick, Sheila Kate Fitzgerald, Birinder Singh, Joseph Cumming
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Images in surgical radiology: an unusual case of acute appendicitis within a femoral hernia

Emma Aitken et al. Indian J Surg. 2012 Aug.

Abstract

We present a rare case of acute appendicitis within a femoral hernia, which was diagnosed preoperatively on CT scan.

Keywords: Appendicitis; Femoral hernia.

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Fig. 1
Contrast-enhanced CT scan demonstrating an acutely inflamed, edematous appendix, herniating through the femoral canal
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