Low Spigelian hernia in a 6-year-old boy presenting as an incarcerated inguinal hernia: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Lower Spigelian hernia is a very rare entity. The clinical findings are similar to those of inguinal hernias and in many cases may be misdiagnosed. In the literature, only a few references to this entity have been reported in child...

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Main Authors: Christianakis Efstratios, Paschalidis Nikolaos, Filippou Georgios, Rizos Spiros, Smailis Dimitrios, Filippou Dimitrios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3/1/34