Indirect inguinal hernia masquerading as a Spigelian hernia

Inguinal hernia usually developed and descended into scrotum. The clinical presentation is inguinal or inguino-scrotal swelling. Abdominal wall weakness as it is frequently seen in African tropical zones produces often rare clinical case. We report a case of inguinal hernia presented as an abdominal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Diop, B., Konate, I., Ka, S., Fall, D., Sy, A., Wone, Y., Sarre, S. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3180613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20617451
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10029-010-0698-4
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Sumario:Inguinal hernia usually developed and descended into scrotum. The clinical presentation is inguinal or inguino-scrotal swelling. Abdominal wall weakness as it is frequently seen in African tropical zones produces often rare clinical case. We report a case of inguinal hernia presented as an abdominal wall swelling clinically suggestive of a Spigelian hernia and discuss the mechanism.

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