[A woman with a lumbar swelling]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2018 Dec 5:163:D3060.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

We present the case of a 57-year-old woman with a large (7 x 5 cm), asymptomatic lumbar swelling. A lumbar MRI scan revealed a hernia of the superior lumbar triangle (Grynfeltt-Lesshaft hernia). Thus far, 300 cases have been described in the literature. Therapeutic options include surgical and conservative treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Edema
  • Female
  • Hernia, Abdominal / diagnosis
  • Hernia, Abdominal / pathology*
  • Hernia, Abdominal / therapy
  • Humans
  • Lumbosacral Region / pathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Middle Aged