title: Inguinal hernia masquerading as a Spigelian hernia in a child.
abstract: Inguinal hernia is one of the most common conditions requiring surgical management in childhood. The usual presentation of congenital inguinal hernia in the pediatric age group is an inguino-scrotal swelling. We report a case of inguinal hernia in a child that presented as an abdominal wall swelling clinically suggestive of a Spigelian hernia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya (Affiliated to Maulana Azad Medical College), Geeta Colony, Delhi, 110031, India. mohtaanup@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohta
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male