%0 Journal Article
%T Hydrocele of Femoral Hernial Sac-an Extremely Rare Case.
%A Madhivanan S
%A Jain RK
%J Indian J Surg
%V 78
%N 3
%D Jun 2016
%M 27358521
%F 0.437
%R 10.1007/s12262-015-1389-2
%X A previously healthy 40-year-old woman presented with a right groin swelling for the last 2 years. Diagnosed preoperatively as uncomplicated, irreducible epiplocele of right femoral hernia, later per-operatively was diagnosed as hydrocele of femoral hernial sac also known as "femorocele"; ultrasound abdomen and groin demonstrated as a cystic mass right groin with no precise origin. All other basic line investigations within normal limits, except anemia 7 gm %, corrected to 10 gm %, by preoperative transfusions of 2 units of complete fresh blood. After low approach incision, excision of hydrocele sac, and feormal hernia repair were done with approximation of iliopectineal ligament to inguinal ligament, patient was discharged on 5th postoperative day with satisfactory wound healing and uneventful hospitalization.