Indirect inguinal hernia masquerading as a Spigelian hernia

• DOI: 10.1007/s10029-010-0698-4
• Publication Date: 2010-07-08T21:17:07Z
• Authors: B. Diop; I. Konate; S. Ka; D. Fall; A. Sy; Y. Wone; S. M. Sarre
• Keywords: Male; Case Report; Hernia, Inguinal; Hernia, Ventral; 3. Good health; Diagnosis, Differential; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Humans; Surgery; Herniorrhaphy; Aged

Inguinal hernia usually developed and descended into scrotum. The clinical presentation is inguinal or inguino-scrotal swelling. Abdominal wall weakness as it is frequently seen in African tropical zones produces often rare clinical case. We report a case of inguinal hernia presented as an abdominal wall swelling clinically suggestive of a Spigelian hernia and discuss the mechanism.