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Spigelian hernias are true interparietal hernias that are frequently not associated with a palpable mass and, as such, are not frequently diagnosed before surgery. Reported herein, is the serendipitous discovery of an incarcerated Spigelian hernia that was discovered on a CT scan being performed for presumed diverticulitis.
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Rogers, F.B., Camp, P.C. A strangulated Spigelian hernia mimicking diverticulitis. Hernia 5, 51–52 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01576167
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01576167