A rare case of femoral Richter’s hernia
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20253037Keywords:
Femoral hernia, Richter’s hernia, Strangulated herniaAbstract
Among all abdominal hernias, femoral hernia is a relatively rare type, occurring more commonly in elderly female. Femoral Richter’s hernia refers to a condition in which small portion of the bowel circumference becomes entrapped with in the sac of a femoral hernia. We hereby present the case of a 79 years old female with a strangulated femoral Richter’s hernia, who presented without typical symptoms of bowel obstruction and its emergency operative management.
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