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Spigelian hernia presenting as an appendicular mass.

Sharma H, Rich L, Kelly MD

Department of Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom.

Incarcerated spigelian hernias are a rare cause of acute abdomen. The clinical diagnosis of incarcerated spigelian hernia can be a challenge in the absence of definite signs. Reported here is a case of a strangulated spigelian hernia that mimicked an appendicular mass and was discovered on CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis.

Published 18 October 2007 in South Med J, 100(10): 1037-8.
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