title: Spigelian hernia.
abstract: Six cases of spigelian hernia are reported, including three unusual ones: (1) the presence of an acutely inflamed appendix in the hernial sac; (2) a patient with multiple associated hernias; and (3) a woman with a strangulated spigelian hernia occurring with endometrial carcinoma. The anatomy, etiology, clinical features and management of these hernias are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged