title: Spigelian hernia presenting as an appendicular mass.
abstract: Incarcerated spigelian hernias are a rare cause of acute abdomen. The clinical diagnosis of incarcerated spigelian hernia can be a challenge in the absence of definite signs. Reported here is a case of a strangulated spigelian hernia that mimicked an appendicular mass and was discovered on CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Hemant
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rich
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed