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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: M. Khurram Afzal, MD [2]

Overview

A femoral hernia is the protrusion of the peritoneal sac posterior and inferior to the inguinal ligament and it is medial to the femoral vessels.
The hernia sac can contain preperitoneal fat, omentum or small bowel.
Femoral hernias typically have a narrow neck, which predisposes them to incarceration and the need for emergent surgery.
De Garengeot hernia is a type of femoral hernia that contains the appendix.
Littre hernia is an uncommon type of femoral hernia that contain a Meckel's diverticulum.

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↑ Fitzgibbons RJ, Forse RA (2015). "Clinical practice. Groin hernias in adults". N. Engl. J. Med. 372 (8): 756–63. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp1404068. PMID 25693015.
↑ Doherty, Gerard (2010). Current diagnosis & treatment : surgery. New York: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0071635158.
↑ Phillips AW, Aspinall SR (2012). "Appendicitis and Meckel's diverticulum in a femoral hernia: simultaneous De Garengeot and Littre's hernia". Hernia. 16 (6): 727–9. doi:10.1007/s10029-011-0812-2. PMID 21442431.
↑ Whalen HR, Kidd GA, O'Dwyer PJ (2011). "Femoral hernias". BMJ. 343: d7668. PMID 22162501.