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Cirugía y cirujanos
On-line version ISSN 2444-054XPrint version ISSN 0009-7411
Abstract
PENA-PORTILLO, Guadalupe K. et al. Acute appendicitis inside a Spigelian hernia. A rare case of a rare disease. Cir. cir. [online]. 2023, vol.91, n.3, pp.432-436. Epub Sep 04, 2023. ISSN 2444-054X. https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.21000783.
Introduction:
Spigelian hernia is a rare entity, with higher improbability of acute appendicitis within it.
Case report:
A 75-year-old female with a 30-year evolution hernia, abdominal pain, and fever of 1 week of onset, in whom was found an acute appendicitis within a Spigelian hernia.
Discussion:
Spigelian hernia comprises 0.12-2% of all abdominal hernias. Presurgical diagnosis is stablished only in 50% of cases, with an hernial ring less than 2 cm and hidden localization. There isn't statistics of this complication because of the lack of case reports.
Keywords : Spigelian hernia; Acute appendicitis; Herniorrhaphy; Complicated hernia.
