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Femoral Hernia

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The femoral hernia, despite accounting for less than 10% of adult groin hernias, is associated with greater risk of incarceration, strangulation, requiring emergency surgery, bowel resection, morbidity and mortality than inguinal hernias. Because the anatomic location is so closely related to the more common inguinal hernia, the diagnosis is often not made until surgery.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Central California Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Fresno, CA, USA

    Daniel E. Swartz MD, FACS, FRCSC & Edward L. Felix MD, FACS

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    Brian P. Jacob

  2. Advanced Hernia Solutions, Department of General Surgery, Transformative Care Institute, 1890 Lpga Blvd Suite 250, Daytona Beach, 32117, USA

    Bruce Ramshaw

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Swartz, D.E., Felix, E.L. (2013). Femoral Hernia. In: Jacob, B., Ramshaw, B. (eds) The SAGES Manual of Hernia Repair. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4824-2_9

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