Spigelian hernia with Richter-type herniation of the ileum: A rare cause of right iliac fossa pain mimicking acute appendicitis
We report a case of a sixty-two-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with severe right iliac fossa pain. The patient was clinically diagnosed as having acute appendicitis and was referred for an abdominal CT scan. Abdominal CT revealed a Spigelian hernia with Richter-type herniatio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
2012-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care |
| Online Access: | http://www.qscience.com/doi/pdf/10.5339/jemtac.2012.7 |
| Summary: | We report a case of a sixty-two-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with severe right iliac fossa pain. The patient was clinically diagnosed as having acute appendicitis and was referred for an abdominal CT scan. Abdominal CT revealed a Spigelian hernia with Richter-type herniation of the small bowel without any significant bowel obstruction. The patient underwent immediate surgical repair and the postoperative course was uneventful. This is a rare association of two rare conditions mimicking a common disease such as appendicitis. |
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| ISSN: | 1999-7086 1999-7094 |