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Abdominal wall pseudohernia - One secondary to a thoracic extraforaminal disc herniation and other due to thoracic
J Fitzpatrick1, N Birch2, R Botchu1,3
1Department of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Royal Orthopedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Abstract:
An abdominal wall pseudohernia is a rare clinical entity which consists of an abnormal bulging of the abdominal wall that can resemble a true hernia, but without an associated underlying fascial or muscle defect. It is caused by segmental neuropathy and subsequent denervation of abdominal wall musculature. We present two cases of an abdominal wall pseudohernia. One secondary to a thoracic extraforaminal disc herniation in a 57-year-old male, which, as far as the authors are aware, has not been described previously. The other in a 67 year old male due to right foraminal and paracentral disc protrusion at T9/10.
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