[Idiopathic Lumbar Hernia: A Case Report]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 2015 Nov;61(11):449-53.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 68-year-old woman, complained of an indolent lump about 60 × 70 mm in size in the left lower back. We conducted a computed tomography scan, which exhibited a hernia of Gerota'sfascia-commonly called superior lumbar hernia. In the right lateral position, the hernia contents were observed to attenuate, hence only closure of the hernial orifice was conducted by using Kugel patch, without removal of the hernia sack. Six months after the surgery, she has had no relapse of the hernia. Superior lumbar hernia, which occurs in an anatomically brittle region in the lower back, is a rare and potentially serious disease. The urologic surgeon should bear in mind this rarely seen entity.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Hernia / pathology*
  • Herniorrhaphy / instrumentation*
  • Herniorrhaphy / methods*
  • Humans
  • Lumbosacral Region / pathology*
  • Lumbosacral Region / surgery*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Surgical Mesh
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed