Shigeaki Tsuruta1, Hideo Miyake1, Hidemasa Nagai1, Yuichiro Yoshioka1, Norihiro Yuasa2, Masahiko Fujino3. 1. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital, 3-35 Michishita-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, 453-8511, Japan. 2. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital, 3-35 Michishita-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, 453-8511, Japan. nyuasa0257@gmail.com. 3. Department of Cytology and Molecular Pathology, Japanese Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital, 3-35 Michishita-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, 453-8511, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: De Garengeot hernia, wherein the appendix is present within a femoral hernia, is a rare disease; therefore, the clinicopathological features remain to be clarified. This study aimed to reveal the clinicopathological characteristics of De Garengeot hernia. CASE PRESENTATION: Six patients who underwent appendectomy and herniorrhaphy between 1999 and 2018 were included. The incidence of De Garengeot hernia was 3.2% among the 182 femoral hernias that required surgery during the study period. The median age of the patients was 78 years, and five patients were women. The median body mass index was 20.1. Patients frequently had fever or elevated CRP level. Preoperative diagnoses based on computed tomography were femoral (n = 3), inguinal (n = 2), and De Garengeot (n = 1) hernias. Emergency and elective surgeries were performed in four and two patients, respectively. Histopathological examination of the resected appendix showed gangrenous appendicitis (n = 3), perforated appendicitis (n = 2), and appendiceal ischemia (n = 1) in the patients. Postoperatively, one patient developed sepsis. CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative diagnosis of De Garengeot hernia is often difficult, and patients frequently have severe appendicitis. Precise diagnosis is required, and emergency surgery should be considered depending on the severity of appendicitis.
BACKGROUND: De Garengeot hernia, wherein the appendix is present within a femoral hernia, is a rare disease; therefore, the clinicopathological features remain to be clarified. This study aimed to reveal the clinicopathological characteristics of De Garengeot hernia. CASE PRESENTATION: Six patients who underwent appendectomy and herniorrhaphy between 1999 and 2018 were included. The incidence of De Garengeot hernia was 3.2% among the 182 femoral hernias that required surgery during the study period. The median age of the patients was 78 years, and five patients were women. The median body mass index was 20.1. Patients frequently had fever or elevated CRP level. Preoperative diagnoses based on computed tomography were femoral (n = 3), inguinal (n = 2), and De Garengeot (n = 1) hernias. Emergency and elective surgeries were performed in four and two patients, respectively. Histopathological examination of the resected appendix showed gangrenous appendicitis (n = 3), perforated appendicitis (n = 2), and appendiceal ischemia (n = 1) in the patients. Postoperatively, one patient developed sepsis. CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative diagnosis of De Garengeot hernia is often difficult, and patients frequently have severe appendicitis. Precise diagnosis is required, and emergency surgery should be considered depending on the severity of appendicitis.
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Keywords:
Appendix; De Garengeot hernia; Femoral hernia
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