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Case Reports
. 2018 Jan 26:2018:bcr2017223260.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223260.

Strangulated Spiegel's hernia mimicking ischaemic colitis: endoscopic diagnosis of a rare surgical emergency

Tiago Cúrdia Gonçalves  1   2 , Sara Monteiro  1   2 , Carla Marinho  1   2 , José Cotter  1   2
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Case Reports

Strangulated Spiegel's hernia mimicking ischaemic colitis: endoscopic diagnosis of a rare surgical emergency

Tiago Cúrdia Gonçalves et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: endoscopy; gastrointestinal surgery; gastrointestinal system.

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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Abdominal CT scan. Left-side Spiegel’s hernia with epiploic fat and a segment of the descending colon protruding through the hernia orifice (white arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Flexible sigmoidoscopy. (A) Normal mucosa in the distal sigmoid colon. (B) Luminal constriction in the proximal sigmoid colon. (C) Congestive and fibrin-covered mucosa. (D) Oedematous, violaceous, fibrin-covered mucosa.
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