Spontaneous Lumbar Hernia: A Case Report
Lumbar hernias are rare, and the diagnosis can be easily missed. Acquired lumbar hernias can occur spontaneously; however, they are increasingly being reported due to trauma or flank surgery. A good history and examination can aid in diagnosis with imaging confirming the condition. Hernia repair can...
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Surgical Society of Kenya
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| description | Lumbar hernias are rare, and the diagnosis can be easily missed. Acquired lumbar hernias can occur spontaneously; however, they are increasingly being reported due to trauma or flank surgery. A good history and examination can aid in diagnosis with imaging confirming the condition. Hernia repair can be laparoscopic or through open surgical approaches. We report a case of primary spontaneous lumbar hernia which was managed by an open approach to close the defect with retromuscular mesh placement. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a7837c68213d48c1b59ee63df48c88542023-07-20T17:12:01ZengSurgical Society of KenyaThe Annals of African Surgery1999-96742523-08162023-07-0120399102http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/aas.v20i3.5Spontaneous Lumbar Hernia: A Case ReportMundhir Said Mohamed0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4390-2595Ramadhani Omari Abdalla1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7668-5312Department of Surgery, Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital, Mombasa, KenyaDepartment of Surgery, Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital, Mombasa, KenyaLumbar hernias are rare, and the diagnosis can be easily missed. Acquired lumbar hernias can occur spontaneously; however, they are increasingly being reported due to trauma or flank surgery. A good history and examination can aid in diagnosis with imaging confirming the condition. Hernia repair can be laparoscopic or through open surgical approaches. We report a case of primary spontaneous lumbar hernia which was managed by an open approach to close the defect with retromuscular mesh placement.https://www.annalsofafricansurgery.com/spontaneous-lumbar-hernialumbar herniacase reportopen repair of lumbar hernias |
| spellingShingle | Mundhir Said Mohamed Ramadhani Omari Abdalla Spontaneous Lumbar Hernia: A Case Report The Annals of African Surgery lumbar hernia case report open repair of lumbar hernias |
| title | Spontaneous Lumbar Hernia: A Case Report |
| title_full | Spontaneous Lumbar Hernia: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Spontaneous Lumbar Hernia: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spontaneous Lumbar Hernia: A Case Report |
| title_short | Spontaneous Lumbar Hernia: A Case Report |
| title_sort | spontaneous lumbar hernia a case report |
| topic | lumbar hernia case report open repair of lumbar hernias |
| url | https://www.annalsofafricansurgery.com/spontaneous-lumbar-hernia |
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