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. 2025 Sep 11;6(3):e615.
doi: 10.1097/AS9.0000000000000615. eCollection 2025 Sep.

Missed Abdominal Wall Hernias

Amanda L Nash  1 , Theodore N Pappas  1 , Jacob A Greenberg  1
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Missed Abdominal Wall Hernias

Amanda L Nash et al. Ann Surg Open. .
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Disclosure: The authors declare that they have nothing to disclose.

Figures

FIGURE 1.
FIGURE 1.
This CT scan demonstrates a right femoral hernia with a piece of small bowel incarcerated in the defect.
FIGURE 2.
FIGURE 2.
The arrow points to a left Spigelian hernia with an incarcerated loop of bowel.
FIGURE 3.
FIGURE 3.
This pelvic CT scan shows a bladder-filled left direct space hernia that protrudes just medial to the previously placed TAPP mesh repair. A surgical tack can be seen near the pubic tubercle marking the medial margin of the mesh.
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