title: Spontaneous posterior rectus sheath hernia: a new clinical entity?
abstract: Hernias are often associated with congenital defects or incisional breakdown. We present a rare case of a spontaneous posterior rectus sheath herniation with associated incarcerated small bowel in a woman with no previous abdominal surgery. This is accompanied with a review of the literature and the suggestion that spontaneous posterior rectus sheath herniation is possibly a separate clinical entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, MMC 195, 420 Delaware St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. bwhit@umn.edu
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Whitson
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Ose
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D017568:Rectus Abdominis