A rare case of femoral hernia containing a strangulated appendix: a case report, operating techniques and literature review.

Femoral hernias accounting for 2-4% of all hernias rarely involve appendicitis, known as De Garengeout hernia, with only a few reported cases. We present a case of a 66-year-old woman with acute right groin pain but no signs of intestinal obstruction. Physical examination revealed a tender, partially reducible mass in the right groin.

Value of Including CT Chest in the Management of Acute Abdominal Emergencies: Experience During First Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic at a UK District General Hospital.

Aims COVID-19 can present with abdominal pain and affects the management of emergency surgical patients. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the incidence of positive findings on CT chest in patients presenting with acute abdomen, who underwent CT thorax as part of the Intercollegiate General Surgical Guidance on COVID-19 during the first wave. To correlate CT chest findings with confirmed cases on reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and to determine its influence on surgical management of abdominal emergencies.

Informed Consent for Surgery at Resumption of Elective Activity After the First Wave of COVID-19.

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the dynamics of healthcare, and the elective surgical consent process has also evolved. The Royal College of Surgeons of England published guidance on consent during COVID-19. Through this study, we aimed to assess our local consent adherence to these guidelines on the resumption of elective activity after the first wave of COVID-19.