A strangulated Spigelian hernia mimicking diverticulitis

Spigelian hernias are true interparietal hernias that are frequently not associated with a palpable mass and, as such, are not frequently diagnosed before surgery. Reported herein, is the serendipitous discovery of an incarcerated Spigelian hernia that was discovered on a CT scan being performed for...

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Published inHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 51 - 52
Main Authors ROGERS, F. B, CAMP, P. C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Paris Springer 01.03.2001
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Abdomen
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Computed tomography
Diagnosis, Differential
Diverticulitis - diagnosis
Female
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Hernia
Hernia, Ventral - classification
Hernia, Ventral - pathology
Humans
Intestine, Small - pathology
Medical sciences
Necrosis
Other diseases. Semiology
Case study
Hernia
Human
Diverticulitis
Abdominal disease
Abdominal wall
Digestive diseases
Intestinal disease
Female
Differential diagnostic
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Summary:Spigelian hernias are true interparietal hernias that are frequently not associated with a palpable mass and, as such, are not frequently diagnosed before surgery. Reported herein, is the serendipitous discovery of an incarcerated Spigelian hernia that was discovered on a CT scan being performed for presumed diverticulitis.
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ISSN:1265-4906
1248-9204
DOI:10.1007/BF01576167