IntroductionThe French surgeon Rene Jacques Croissant de Garengeot first described the finding of the Appendix inside a femoral hernia sac in 1731. The De Garengeot’s hernia is a rare entity, comprehending only 0.5–5% of the femoral hernias. The pathogenesis of this entity is still controversial, and in the same way, there are different theories to explain the occurrence of appendicitis inside the De Garengeot’s hernia. There is no standard technique in the treatment of this entity.Presentation of caseW.P.S., 84, female, admited for medical assistance due to claims of edema and flogistic signs in the right inguinal region, noted four days prior. There was no abdominal pain, discomfort, or other symptoms. The physical examination showed hard edema and bulging on the right inguinal region, colaborating for the hipotesis of incarcerated hernia. Patient was then submitted to inguinotomy and the vermiform Appendix was discovered inside the femoral hernia without signs of appendicitis. The case was conducted using the De Oliveira’s technique to femoral hernia repair and Liechenstein for the inguinal hernia repair.DiscussionThe De Garengeot’s hernia is a rare entity, comprehending only 0.5–5% of the femoral hernias2, it represents an unusual finding and is, in the majority of cases, diagnosed intraoperatively. It’s pathogenesis is yet matter of discution. There is no standard approach for this hernia, possibly by the few numbers and variability of presentation of cases described.ConclusionThis paper presents a case of a 84yo female with De Garengeot’s hernia that was submitted to a correction using the De Oliveira’s technic. A low cost technic with great results without use of polypropylene mesh.
The introduction and popularization of laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been accompanied with a considerable increase in perforation of gallbladder during this procedure (10% - 32%), with the occurrence of intraperitoneal bile spillage and the consequent increase in the incidence of lost gallstones (0.2% - 20%). Recently the complications associated with these stones have been documented in the literature. We report a rare complication occurring in an 81-year-old woman who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy and developed cutaneous fistula to the umbilicus and elimination of biliary stones through the urinary tract. During the cholecystectomy, the gall bladder was perforated, and bile and gallstones were spilled into the peritoneal cavity. Two months after the initial procedure there was exteriorization of fistula through the umbilicus, with intermittent elimination of biliary stones. After eleven months, acute urinary retention occurred due to biliary stones in the bladder, which were removed by cystoscopy. We conclude that efforts should be concentrated on avoiding the spillage of stones during the surgery, and that no rules exist for indicating a laparotomy simply to retrieve these lost gallstones.
OBJETIVO: Trata-se de uma comparação, entre as técnicas Shouldice (S), um reparo em quatro camadas de sutura contínua e a de Falci-Lichtenstein (FL) que usa prótese de Polipropileno. MÉTODO: Foram operados 118 pacientes do sexo masculino, com um total de 124 hérnias, sendo que 58 pacientes foram submetidos a hernioplastia inguinal pela técnica de FL e 60 pacientes pela técnica de S. Em cada grupo foram reparadas 62 hérnias inguinais, com 85% dos pacientes acompanhados em quatro anos. A média de idade foi de 52 anos. Foram operadas 57 hérnias do tipo 3 A, 57 do tipo 3 B e 10 do tipo 4, segundo a classificação de Nyhus. Quanto ao lado houve uma predominância à direita com 65 hérnias (52,4%). A anestesia foi epidural em (89,8%) dos pacientes. RESULTADOS: O hematoma e o seroma foram as complicações mais comuns no pósoperatório, seguidos pela retenção urinária e estas complicações ocorreram mais freqüentemente na técnica de FL. Houve uma recidiva (0,8%) com a técnica de FL, em um paciente em que a tela soltou-se do ligamento inguinal. Em outro paciente apareceu uma hérnia femoral. Os pacientes operados pela técnica de S queixaramse mais de dor no pós-operatório imediato e retornaram mais tarde ao trabalho. O tempo de acompanhamento não foi o ideal, pois nos pacientes não controlados pode estar o maior índice de recidiva, quando se sabe que 40% das recidivas aparecem após cinco anos e 20% após 25 anos da operação primária. CONCLUSÕES: Os dois reparos apresentam taxas baixas de recidivas. A técnica de Shouldice é mais complexa, mas permite uma exploração segura do canal femoral, requer um conhecimento anatômico mais sólido da região e uma maior experiência com a cirurgia da hérnia inguinal. Seu custo é menor. O reparo Falci-Lichtenstein é eficaz, rápido, causa pouca dor, recuperação rápida e permite que os cirurgiões com menos experiência em cirurgia de hérnia inguinal possam realizá-la com sucesso.
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