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Lumbar hernia: clinical analysis of 11 cases
1Department of Surgery, Bata General Hospital, Equatorial Guinea. zhouxuelu@tom.com
Background:
Lumbar hernia is a relatively rare phenomenon. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical manifestation, the diagnosis of lumbar hernia, and the outcome of the surgical procedure.
Methods:
Eleven cases of lumbar hernia were studied by clinical observation retrospectively from July 1998 to July 2000.
Results:
All the patients were diagnosed clinically and confirmed operatively. The typical manifestation was a semi-spherical painful mass in the superior or inferior triangle. If the gut was incarcerated, bowel obstruction may subsequently develop. Ten of the eleven patients were treated successfully.
Conclusions:
The clinical symptoms and signs usually allow for easy diagnosis. Excision of the sac and high ligation, followed by repair using either surrounding tissue or prosthetic material, provided satisfactory results.
