[The new congenital Spigelian hernia and cryptorchidism syndrome. Analysis of 16 cases].

Introduction: Spigelian hernias in childhood are extremely uncommon. The aim of this study was to analyse the pathogenetic factors of paediatric Spigelian hernias.

Patients And Method: A retrospective review of worldwide literature for infants who had undergone surgical repair of a Spigelian hernia from 1950 to 2006.