title: Richter's hernia in Spigelian hernia.
abstract: A 75-year-old woman presented with a painful abdominal lump. Clinically and sonographically it was diagnosed as an abscess. Surgical exploration revealed a Spigelian hernia with Richter's type of strangulation. The strangulated portion of the ileum had perforated, leading to abscess formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Peelamedu, Coimbatore.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Raveenthiran
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pitchumani
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*