Table 1 Reported cases of appendix preserving herniorrhaphy for de Garengeot hernia in English and Japanese literature
From: Appendix-preserving elective herniorrhaphy for de Garengeot hernia: two case reports
No. | Year | Author | Country | Number of patients | Age | Sex | WBC count (/μl) | CRP (mg/dL) | Diagnosis of de Garengeot hernia by CT | US findings | Preoperative diagnosis of appendicitis | Duration between diagnosis and surgery | Intraoperative findings of the appendix | Surgical method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 ~ 4 | 2007 | Sharma [10] | UK | 4 | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | Not diagnosed | < 10 h | Normal appendix | A |
5 | 2014 | Mizuno [12] | Japan | 1 | 70 | Female | 5000 | 0.04 | ( +) | Not performed | No | nd | Very slight inflammation of appendix | A |
6 | 2016 | Jin [13] | UK | 1 | 78 | Female | WNL | WNL | ( +) | A cystic mass and bowel loop within the hernia sac | Incarcerated appendix | Emergency surgery | A healthy appendix | A |
7 | 2020 | Uchida [14] | Japan | 1 | 78 | Female | 4040 | Negative | ( +) | Not performed | nd | nd | No inflammation | A |
8 | – | Case1 | Japan | 1 | 76 | Female | 3400 | 0.02 | ( +) | Normal diameter, and clear wall structure of the appendix. Color doppler showed pulsatile blood flow signals in the appendiceal wall | No | 28 days | Gomes: Grade 1 Guenter: Class1 | TAPP |
9 | – | Case2 | Japan | 1 | 70 | Female | 9500 | 2.23 | ( +) | Same as above | No | 7 days | Gomes: Grade0 Guenter: Class1 | TAPP |