Epiploic Appendix of the Sigmoid Colon Incarcerated in the Right Femoral Hernial Sac – Case Report
Jurij Janež *
Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloška Cesta 7, 1525 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Abstract
Femoral hernias are more common in female patients and are prone to incarceration. Incarceration of the colonic appendix epiploicae within the femoral hernia sac is a rare finding and is usually diagnosed during emergency surgery. This paper presents a case of an older female patient with incarcerated sigmoid colon appendix epiploicae within the femoral hernia sac.
Keywords: Appendix epiploicae, femoral hernia, incarceration, urgent operation.