Yau Kwok K, Siu Wing T, Chau Chun H, Yang George P C, Li Michael K W
Department of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Chai Wan, Hong Kong, China.
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2005 Feb;15(1):57-9. doi: 10.1089/lap.2005.15.57.
Incarcerated Spigelian hernia (SH) is an uncommon surgical emergency that demands immediate operative treatment. In the era of minimal access surgery, elective laparoscopic repair of uncomplicated SH is safe and feasible. Herein, we report a case of incarcerated Spigelian hernia that was successfully managed by laparoscopic hernioplasty on an emergent basis.