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Background The presence of a vitelline vascular remnant is rare, and definitive preoperative diagnosis is difficult. We herein describe a case of intestinal obstruction caused by a vitelline vascular remnant with mild chronic appendicitis successfully diagnosed and treated with laparoscopic surgery. Case presentation A 14-year-old male was admitted to our hospital with sudden-onset right lower abdominal...
Background Femoral hernia accounts for 3% of all the hernias, and in 0.5–5% of cases, the appendix can migrate through the femoral hernia and is called de Garengeot hernia. It is a very rare condition, and the incidence of appendicitis in this type of hernia is as low as 0.08–0.13%. Case presentation We bring into discussion a case of a 47-year-old female who presented to the emergency department...
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