[Spieghel's hernia and its treatment].

It is reported about 12 patients with hernias through the spigelian fascia, among them one case with a rare bilateral hernia. The cause of these hernias are congenital or acquired gaps in the fascia transversalis medial to the linea semilunaris. Mostly they are discovered below the umbilicus in the height of the linea semicircularis, lateral to the rectussheath and medial to the spigelian line. All clinical details are shown in a table (Tab. 1). There is referred about localisation, sex, age, complications before operation (e.g. incarceration), complaints of the patients and operative findings. The results correspond to those of other authors. Seldom a spigelian hernia is noticed in children. To diagnose a spigelian hernia it is very important to think of it, for the symptoms are often not very characteristically and the clinical findings misleading. At times only operation reveals the real diagnosis. The operation is often simple and remaining complaints are very seldom; we didnt see any. Sometimes the operative finding requires an extensive laparotomia and bowel resection. If one finds the abdominal wall intact, one should open the abdomen in every case.