Richter's hernia in Spigelian hernia.

Indian J Gastroenterol

Department of Surgery, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Peelamedu, Coimbatore.

Published: February 2000

A 75-year-old woman presented with a painful abdominal lump. Clinically and sonographically it was diagnosed as an abscess. Surgical exploration revealed a Spigelian hernia with Richter's type of strangulation. The strangulated portion of the ileum had perforated, leading to abscess formation.

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