title: Giant spigelian hernia due to abdominal wall injury: a case report.
abstract: Spigelian hernia is a rare clinical entity. It is difficult to diagnose due to its location. In this article we report the case of a giant spigelian hernia consequent to abdominal wall injury. The neck of the hernia was 10 cm in diameter. We repaired this hernia with a polypropylene mesh.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Departments of General Surgery, Uludag University School of Medicine, 16059, Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey. ersuntopal@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ersun
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Topal
authors.forename: Ekrem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Naile Bolca
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Topal
authors.forename: Ilker
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sahin
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011126:Polypropylenes; D013526:Surgical Mesh
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes