Meckel’s diverticulitis presenting with early abcess formation in femoral region: A clue for determining content of femoral hernia

Perforated meckel’s diverticulitis (pmd) in a femoral hernia (fh) sac is a very rare clinical presentation. to determine the presence of such a complicated littre’s hernia is challenging. to emphazise the clinical importance of groin abscess and consider the possibility of extreme diagnosis in these patients, clinical suspection is necessary. here we present a male patient with a history of pain and tender mass in right inguinal region, which was seems like a groin abcess. however, intraoperative finding was a strangulated meckel’s diverticulum in fh, the clinical appearance of entire bowel and pathological assessment were consistent with pmd. it’s noteworthy that, not only a drainage, but rapid intervention should be considered in all inguinal abcess with confusing physical examination and signs.