Cir Cir. 2023;91(3):432-436. doi: 10.24875/CIRU.21000783.
ABSTRACT
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.
PMID:37433145 | DOI:10.24875/CIRU.21000783
