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Paajanen, H., Ojala, S. and Virkkunen, A. (2006) Incidence of Occult Inguinal and Spigelian Hernias During Laparoscopy of Other Reasons. Surgery, 140, 9-12.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2006.01.005

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• TITLE: Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair of Spigelian Hernia: Case Report

  AUTHORS: José Luis Calderón, Sandra Danahe Díaz, Luis Miguel Zamora

  KEYWORDS: Spigelian Hernia, Hernia of the Semilunar Line, Laparoscopic Hernia Repair, Ventral Hernia

  JOURNAL NAME: Surgical Science, Vol.12 No.12, December 28, 2021

  ABSTRACT: Spigelian Hernia (SH) is an uncommon anterior abdominal wall defect, it represents 0.1% - 2% of all abdominal wall hernias. SHs have been traditionally repaired by open technique, but laparoscopic approaches are becoming more common and widely described in the literature. Here we present a case report of a 69-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain, nausea, abdominal distention and absence of bowel movements for 2 days. A computed tomography performed in an external facility revealed a right-sided and incarcerated SH containing bowel and mesentery. The patient was treated surgically and the abdominal wall defect was repaired by a laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) approach. The patient was discharged 24 hours after surgery in excellent conditions. We hold that the TAPP approach is anatomically the soundest repair, with all the added benefits of minimally invasive surgery.