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We present a case of surgically proved acute appendicitis strangulated in a femoral hernia sac. Multidetector computed tomography with multiplanar reformations was thought to be helpful in evaluating acute appendicitis in a femoral hernia sac. An awareness of computed tomographic findings may avoid a delay in recognition and management of a patient with this unusual condition.
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Fukukura, Y., Chang, S.D. Acute appendicitis within a femoral hernia: multidetector CT findings. Abdom Imaging 30, 620–622 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-004-0283-3
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