Gangrenous appendicitis in a strangulated obturator hernia.

Abstract

Only two cases of appendicitis in strangulated obturator hernia have been previously reported. In the present case, an 83-year-old woman had fatal anaerobic myonecrosis of the thigh that resulted from gangrenous appendicitis in the right obturator foramen. Early diagnosis, prompt surgical intervention, and perioperative resuscitation are critical for survival in a case of appendicitis in a strangulated obturator hernia with thigh sepsis, especially when it occurs in an elderly, emaciated female patient.

• Authors: Kirien T Kjossev, Julian E Losanoff
• Journal: Southern medical journal (South Med J) Vol. 96 Issue 10 Pg. 1042-3 (Oct 2003) ISSN: 0038-4348 [Print] United States
• PMID: 14570354 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Appendicitis (diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
• Fatal Outcome
• Female
• Gangrene (diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
• Hernia, Obturator (complications, diagnosis, therapy)
• Humans