Hernia de Garengeot: hernia crural incarcerada conteniendo el apéndice. Revisión de la literatura a propósito de 2 casos

De Garengeot’s Hernia: Report of a Rare Surgical Emergency and Review of the Literature

“…In the majority of cases (26/34, 76.4%) patients presented with pain in the groin or generalized pain in the lower abdomen, more frequently right-sided (only one patient had a left-sided hernia) ( 7 ). Patients reported abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting in 5 (14.7%) cases ( 5 , 12, 13, 22, 27 ) and fever (8.8%) in 3 cases ( 6 , 24, 29 ). Six patients underwent preoperative ultrasound in addition to a CT ( 13 , 17, 18, 21, 30, 32 ) and fifteen patients had a preoperative CT as the only imaging method ( 1, 5, 9, 10, 12, 14, 19, 20, 22, 24 – 26, 29, 34 ).…”