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.

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Autores principales: Xu, Ling, Dulku, Gurjeet, Ho, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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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
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spelling pubmed-56836722017-11-20 A rare presentation of Spigelian hernia involving the appendix Xu, Ling Dulku, Gurjeet Ho, Richard Eur J Radiol Open Article 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. Elsevier 2017-11-09 /pmc/articles/PMC5683672/ /pubmed/29159208 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejro.2017.11.002 Text en Copyright © 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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