What is a SPIGELIAN Hernia?
All the names of the different hernias really relate only to where they are on the body, a rough guide to which is shown here. Spigelian hernia is much less common than others, but is – nevertheless – still a hernia in the abdominal wall, slightly to the side of the upper abdomen. It is, like the others, an opening of a ‘window’ in the wall tissue which needs to be closed by surgery. For all other aspects, what you see on our web site is the same information for all the abdominal wall hernias, including these. We repair these hernias in almost exactly the same way as we repair the others, with a tension-free reinforcement. The operation is safer, the recovery is much faster and the long-term outcome better. Once the diagnosis has been confirmed one should have the surgery and, if at all possible, by a hernia specialist who uses this modern technique routinely.
