title: Acute management of a unilateral incarcerated Spigelian hernia in a patient with bilateral Spigelian hernias.
abstract: Spigelian hernias were first described by Joseph Klinkosch in the 18th century, and have since posed a diagnostic and surgical problem owing to their non-specific presentation and rarity. While the management of unilateral hernias is fairly well described in today's literature, bilateral Spigelian hernias are very rare. We describe the emergency management of a patient with bilateral Spigelian hernias, diagnosed on computed tomography.
authors.affiliation: North Bristol NHS Trust, General Surgical Department, Frenchay Hospital, Frenchay Park Road, Bristol BS16 1LE, UK. m.vannahme@googlemail.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vannahme
authors.forename: S J W
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Monkhouse
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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