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Case Reports
. 1987 Jan;63(735):51-2.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.63.735.51.

Strangulated Spigelian hernia

R M Kirby  1
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Case Reports

Strangulated Spigelian hernia

R M Kirby. Postgrad Med J. 1987 Jan.

Abstract

Spigelian herniae rarely present as emergencies. There have been two cases requiring emergency surgery at this hospital within the last 5 years, representing 2.4% of all abdominal wall herniae requiring urgent treatment for strangulation.

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