title: Timely computed tomography scan diagnoses spigelian hernia: a case study.
abstract: A spigelian hernia is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain and its diagnosis is often difficult to make. A CT scan of the patient demonstrated an incarcerated spigelian hernia containing small bowel which had subsequently reduced spontaneously. The patient underwent laparoscopic repair of her spigelian hernia the following day and made a fast and uneventful recovery. This case illustrates the importance of imaging a patient whilst symptomatic if the diagnosis of a spigelian hernia is entertained.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, UK. viviennegough@gmail.com
authors.forename: Vivienne M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Gough
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vella
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed