Abstract
Lumbar hernias are due to a parietal defect at the posterior abdominal wall through the triangle of Jean-Louis Petit or the Grynfeltquadrilateral. Often unrecognized clinical complications may be their circumstance of discovery. We report a case of acute intestinal obstruction by strangulation of a lombarhernia in à 60 years’women and emphasize the importance of palpation hernia holes in every patient with intestinal obstruction. Key words: hernia; lumbar, obstruction, complication.
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