title: Computed tomographic diagnosis of appendicitis within a spigelian hernia.
abstract: A Spigelian hernia is a rare abdominal wall hernia diagnosed with ultrasonography or computed tomography. We report the first case of acute appendicitis within a Spigelian hernia diagnosed by computed tomography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Swati
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deshmukh
authors.forename: Pejman
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ghanouni
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mindelzun
authors.forename: Justus
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roos
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed