Outside-the-ribcage thoracic migration of a spigelian hernia

Lung and spigelian hernia are both extremely rare diseases, and their combined and simultaneous appearance in the same patient, causing the small bowel to shift from the abdomen towards the thorax external to the ribcage is even more unusual. Here, we report such a case, supported by comprehensive i...

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Published inHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 89 - 92
Main Authors Cano-Maldonado, A. J., Alcázar-Montero, J. A., González-Fernández, J. M., Adrio-Díaz, G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Paris Springer-Verlag 01.02.2009
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Abdominal Surgery
Aged
Case Report
Diagnosis, Differential
Follow-Up Studies
Hernia, Ventral - complications
Hernia, Ventral - diagnostic imaging
Hernia, Ventral - surgery
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction - diagnostic imaging
Intestinal Obstruction - etiology
Intestinal Obstruction - surgery
Intestine, Small
Laparotomy - methods
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Prosthesis Implantation - instrumentation
Radiography, Abdominal
Surgical Mesh
Thoracic Cavity
Thoracoplasty - methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Muscle development
Thoracoplasty
Surgical mesh
Ventral hernia
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Summary:Lung and spigelian hernia are both extremely rare diseases, and their combined and simultaneous appearance in the same patient, causing the small bowel to shift from the abdomen towards the thorax external to the ribcage is even more unusual. Here, we report such a case, supported by comprehensive iconography and a detailed discussion of the hypothetical pathogenesis.
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ISSN:1265-4906
1248-9204
DOI:10.1007/s10029-008-0397-6