title: Indirect inguinal hernia masquerading as a Spigelian hernia.
abstract: Inguinal hernia usually developed and descended into scrotum. The clinical presentation is inguinal or inguino-scrotal swelling. Abdominal wall weakness as it is frequently seen in African tropical zones produces often rare clinical case. We report a case of inguinal hernia presented as an abdominal wall swelling clinically suggestive of a Spigelian hernia and discuss the mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Military Hospital of Ouakam, Dakar, Senegal. dballa33@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Diop
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Konate
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ka
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fall
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sy
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wone
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sarre
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000175:diagnosis*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male