Spigelian hernia with Richter-type herniation of the ileum: A rare cause of right iliac fossa pain mimicking acute appendicitis

Spigelian hernia with Richter-type herniation of the ileum: A rare cause of right iliac fossa pain mimicking acute appendicitis

We report a case of a sixty-two-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with severe right iliac fossa pain. The patient was clinically diagnosed as having acute appendicitis and was referred for an abdominal CT scan. Abdominal CT revealed a Spigelian hernia with Richter-type herniatio...

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Main Authors: Arif Nelliyulla Parambath, Khairi Hajaji, Shatha Ali Al Hilil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: HBKU Press 2012-05-01
Series:Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care
Online Access:http://www.qscience.com/doi/pdf/10.5339/jemtac.2012.7
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spelling doaj-72bb31c771994735b5718a34a0f32d862020-11-24T21:10:26ZengHBKU PressJournal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care1999-70861999-70942012-05-012012110.5339/jemtac.2012.7Spigelian hernia with Richter-type herniation of the ileum: A rare cause of right iliac fossa pain mimicking acute appendicitisArif Nelliyulla ParambathKhairi HajajiShatha Ali Al HililWe report a case of a sixty-two-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with severe right iliac fossa pain. The patient was clinically diagnosed as having acute appendicitis and was referred for an abdominal CT scan. Abdominal CT revealed a Spigelian hernia with Richter-type herniation of the small bowel without any significant bowel obstruction. The patient underwent immediate surgical repair and the postoperative course was uneventful. This is a rare association of two rare conditions mimicking a common disease such as appendicitis. http://www.qscience.com/doi/pdf/10.5339/jemtac.2012.7
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author Arif Nelliyulla Parambath
Khairi Hajaji
Shatha Ali Al Hilil
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Khairi Hajaji
Shatha Ali Al Hilil
Spigelian hernia with Richter-type herniation of the ileum: A rare cause of right iliac fossa pain mimicking acute appendicitis
Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care
author_facet Arif Nelliyulla Parambath
Khairi Hajaji
Shatha Ali Al Hilil
author_sort Arif Nelliyulla Parambath
title Spigelian hernia with Richter-type herniation of the ileum: A rare cause of right iliac fossa pain mimicking acute appendicitis
title_short Spigelian hernia with Richter-type herniation of the ileum: A rare cause of right iliac fossa pain mimicking acute appendicitis
title_full Spigelian hernia with Richter-type herniation of the ileum: A rare cause of right iliac fossa pain mimicking acute appendicitis
title_fullStr Spigelian hernia with Richter-type herniation of the ileum: A rare cause of right iliac fossa pain mimicking acute appendicitis
title_full_unstemmed Spigelian hernia with Richter-type herniation of the ileum: A rare cause of right iliac fossa pain mimicking acute appendicitis
title_sort spigelian hernia with richter-type herniation of the ileum: a rare cause of right iliac fossa pain mimicking acute appendicitis
publisher HBKU Press
series Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care
issn 1999-7086
1999-7094
publishDate 2012-05-01
description We report a case of a sixty-two-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with severe right iliac fossa pain. The patient was clinically diagnosed as having acute appendicitis and was referred for an abdominal CT scan. Abdominal CT revealed a Spigelian hernia with Richter-type herniation of the small bowel without any significant bowel obstruction. The patient underwent immediate surgical repair and the postoperative course was uneventful. This is a rare association of two rare conditions mimicking a common disease such as appendicitis.
url http://www.qscience.com/doi/pdf/10.5339/jemtac.2012.7
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