IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-7-9-16597 Original Research Paper FEMORAL HERNIA: CAUSE OF ACUTE INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION IN VIRGIN ABDOMEN Bansal Dr. September 2018 7 9 01 02 ABSTRACT

There are many causes of subacute intestinal obstruction ranging from most common like previous surgery scar mark to rare but important to remember and easily missed i.e obstructed femoral hernia. We report a case of 40 yr female admitted in Surgery department with c/o pain whole abdomen, vomiting and obstipation for 2 days and with no clinical diagnostic clue. CECT abdomen was done & cause of intestinal obstruction was found to be obstructed right femoral hernia.