The Thomas Repair of the strangulated femoral hernia - one skin incision for all

J Surg Case Rep. 2011 Jul 1;2011(7):8. doi: 10.1093/jscr/2011.7.8.

Abstract

Several methods of femoral hernia repair have been described. It is the one most likely to strangulate, its repair must often be accompanied by examination of, and sometimes resection of, bowel or omentum. We describe a new method to repair such a hernia.