The Raveenthiran Syndrome—Ectopic testis within Spigelian hernia: Few additional remarks

Abstract

I read, with great interest, the article by Sinacer et al. on the association of congenital Spigelian hernia with cryptorchidism, polydactyly, and anal stenosis.[1] Although this association is known since 1895, only in 2005 it was recognized as a new syndrome.[2,3] Since then there has been an increasing awareness about this clinical entity.[4] In 2015 Moles-Morenilla et al. named it ‘Raveenthiran syndrome’ and classified it into two types: type-1 is an exclusive association of Spigelian hernia and ectopic testis while type-2 is Spigelian hernia and ectopic testis associated with other anomalies.[5] Accordingly, the newborn reported by Sinacer et al. belongs to type-2 Raveenthiran syndrome.