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Cirugía paraguaya

versión On-line ISSN 2307-0420

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FERREIRA, Rosa et al. SPIGELIAN HERNIA. OUR EXPERIENCE. Rev. Cir. Parag. [online]. 2016, vol.40, n.2, pp.24-26. ISSN 2307-0420.  https://doi.org/10.18004/sopaci.noviembre.24-26.

Introduction:

Spigelian Hernia is a rare abdominal wall disease, often localizated in semilunar line. Most of the time it appeas under external oblique muscle, because of that, sometimes the diagnosis can be difficult.

Objective:

To describe the experience in the diagnosis and treatment of Spigelian Hernia.

Patient and methods:

An observational, retrospective study of patients with Spigelian Hernia, at the Second Service of Surgery, between March of 1998 to December of 2015.

Results:

14 patients were diagnosed of Spigelian Hernia, 8 women and 6 men, with an average age of 57 years (±50-85). The main reason from consultation was abdominal pain with a lateral abdominal tumor. Clinical suspicious was confirm by ultrasonography in 8 cases and CT scan revealed the other 6. Surgical treatment in all cases was performed without tension using a polipropilene mesh; in 3 of them they use a plug and in the other 11 a sublay mesh to reinforce the external oblique fascia. They don´t have any complications.

Conclusion:

The diagnosis of Spigelian Hernia is not simple, is important to attach a image study. A tension free surgical technique, a sublaymesh, are options to have success.

Palabras clave : spigelian hernia; hernioplasty..

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