Case Report
Year: 2017 | Month: May | Volume: 7 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 399-401
A Rare Case of Superior Lumbar Hernia - A Case Report with Review of Literature
Dr. Vanita Kapur1, Dr. Bhupinder Singh Walia2, Dr. Tabang Nyitan3
1Professor, 2Asst. Professor, 3Junior Resident,
Deptt. Of Surgery, Govt. Medical College Amritsar, Punjab
Corresponding Author: Dr. Vanita Kapur
ABSTRACT
Lumbar hernia is a rare abdominal hernia and clinical suspicion is necessary for diagnosis. This unusual situation is relatively a rare defect of the posterior abdominal wall. We report the case of a 41-year-old gentleman with a reducible superior lumbar hernia. The hernia was repaired with prolene mesh. A lumbar or flank mass should always raise suspicion of a lumbar hernia. Adequate surgical treatment should be planned on the basis of etiology and hernia size.
Key words: Lumbar Hernia, Prolene mesh