Symptomatic linea arcuata hernia.
Hernias are often associated with congenital defects or incisional breakdown. Even though most of the linea arcuata hernias are asymptomatic, we present a rare case of a symptomatic linea arcuata hernia with associated internal herniation of the colon sigmoideum in a woman without previous abdominal surgery.
Department of Abdominal Surgery, AZ Turnhout, Campus St-Jozef, Steenweg op Merksplas 44, 2300, Turnhout, Belgium. mohamedabas@hotmail.com
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D005260:Female; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged