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Giant spigelian hernia due to abdominal wall injury: a case report

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Spigelian hernia is a rare clinical entity. It is difficult to diagnose due to its location. In this article we report the case of a giant spigelian hernia consequent to abdominal wall injury. The neck of the hernia was 10 cm in diameter. We repaired this hernia with a polypropylene mesh.

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Departments of General Surgery, Uludag University School of Medicine, 16059, Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey

    Ersun Topal, Ekrem Kaya & Ilker Sahin

  2. Departments of Radiology, Uludag University, Gorukle, Bursa, Turkey

    Naile Bolca Topal

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Topal, E., Kaya, E., Topal, N.B. et al. Giant spigelian hernia due to abdominal wall injury: a case report. Hernia 11, 67–69 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-006-0169-0

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