BACKGROUND: Spiegelian hernias are rare defects of the abdominal wall, which present a not much clarifying medical profile as well as the risk of strangulation. CASE REPORT: A fifty-five year old women presented herself with a hardened and irreducible mass in the left iliac foss, as well as local increase of the right abdominal wall and a voluminous umbilical hernia. Computerized tomography of the abdomen showed two spiegelian hernias, a right and a left, with incarcerated content. The treatment was herniorrhaphy followed by mesh placement. CONCLUSION: Spiegelian hernias are rare conditions, which are many times diagnosed using exclusion. These patients need surgical treatment due to the risk of content strangulation.
Hernia; umbilical; Abdominal wall
