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Query: UMLS:C0153429 (Meckel's diverticulum)
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Femoral hernias represent less than 10% of groin hernias and appear mainly in adult women; incarceration is more usual than in other hernias. Content found within the sac is commonly small bowel or omentum. Other anatomical structures, such as appendix, bladder, Meckel's diverticulum, ectopic testis, stomach and gynaecological organs are extremely unusual. A 48-year-old woman presented with intense right groin pain over 48 hours. Her past medical history revealed periodical moderate right groin pain coincident with her menstrual cycles, usually self-limited. No abdominal symptoms or fever were present. On physical examination, an incarcerated right femoral hernia was suspected. Subsequently abdominal ultrasound revealed a right femoral hernia containing an echogenic structure with conserved vascularisation. The patient underwent an emergency surgery. During the procedure the right fallopian tube and several small cysts were discovered as the hernia sac contents. As no ischaemic signs were observed, and the sac was sutured and reduced. Femoral hernioplasty was accomplished with polypropylene mesh. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged within 24 hours. After an exhaustive literature review, we have found few cases reporting the presence of fallopian tube in adult women with femoral hernia, but none described a recurrent groin pain coinciding with menstruation, as in this case.
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PMID:Femoral hernia containing the right fallopian tube: chronic pain with menstruation. 3115 7

Littre's hernia is a rare condition that involves Meckel's diverticulum in the hernia sac. Meckel's diverticulum is the true diverticulum of the small intestine. Neuroendocrine tumors may develop in it; however, there are very few reported cases. In this study, we present a case of neuroendocrine tumor in strangulated Littre's hernia, on which we did not find a study when we reviewed the relevant literature. A 71-year-old male patient presented to our outpatient clinic with complaints of left groin pain and swelling in the groin. Acute abdomen findings were also present in the abdominal examination of the patient. The patient was operated on immediately and it was observed during the operation that the herniated Meckel's diverticulum was perforated. Segmental small intestine resection was performed. The pathology results of the patient revealed a well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor with mucosal and submucosal localization in Meckel's diverticulum. We believe that if Meckel's diverticulum is found in the hernia sac in incarcerated hernias, it must be completely resected as a neuroendocrine tumor may develop, even if only rarely.
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PMID:A rarely encountered case: A neuroendocrine tumor in strangulated Littre's hernia. 3258 46