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Littré’s femoral hernia causing intestinal fistula

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Littré’s hernia is one of the rarest forms of hernia, characterized to contain the Meckel’s diverticulum as its sole content. The Meckel’s diverticulum in the hernial sac can be involved by those complications which occur in the diverticulum in the free abdominal cavity.

A case of Littré’s femoral hernia in a 75 years old man with formation of an intestinal fistula as a result of inflammation of the Meckel’s diverticulum, probably, following mechanical trauma exerted by a phytogenic fibre, was reported, and the previous literatures were reviewed. Consequently, it was confirmed that signs and symptoms of Littré’s hernia with complications are less severe and non-characteristic compared to ordinary types, and hence its preoperative diagnosis is very difficult.

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Kanazawa, K., Ishikawa, K., Shoji, R. et al. Littré’s femoral hernia causing intestinal fistula. The Japanese Journal of Surgery 2, 37–46 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02468905

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