title: Incidental laparoscopic repair of a spigelian hernia.
abstract: A case of an incidental spigelian hernia discovered during a laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection for prostatic carcinoma is described. The proposed management of this unusual finding is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-4283.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: DeMatteo
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Broderick
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D019736:Prostheses and Implants