A rare presentation of Spigelian hernia involving the appendix

Spigelian hernia (SH) is a rare entity accounting for 1–2% of ventral abdominal wall hernias. Elusive clinical signs and symptoms pose a diagnostic challenge and a consequent risk of strangulation. We present an emergent case of a Spigelian hernia involving the appendix.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Xu, Ling, Dulku, Gurjeet, Ho, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5683672/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29159208
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejro.2017.11.002
Descripción
Sumario:Spigelian hernia (SH) is a rare entity accounting for 1–2% of ventral abdominal wall hernias. Elusive clinical signs and symptoms pose a diagnostic challenge and a consequent risk of strangulation. We present an emergent case of a Spigelian hernia involving the appendix.

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