Abstract
The surgeon can be submitted to stress in any difficult abdominal wall hernia surgery, especially those arising from the lumbar area. Because of their rarity, complex anatomical location and the lack of surgical experience, lumbar hernias repair can pose a formidable challenge even for the most e
Highlights
Hernias protruding from the lumbar areas were not known until 1672 when Barbette suggest the existence of lumbar hernias for the first time
It took more than 50 years to do the first case report of lumbar hernia by Garangeout in 1731
The lumbar hernias area classified into congenital hernias and account for less than 20% of cases and the rest are acquired hernias which could be primary or secondary
Summary
Hernias protruding from the lumbar areas were not known until 1672 when Barbette suggest the existence of lumbar hernias for the first time. It took more than 50 years to do the first case report of lumbar hernia by Garangeout in 1731. The lumbar hernias area classified into congenital hernias and account for less than 20% of cases and the rest are acquired hernias which could be primary or secondary. A 30-year-old male patient who visited the outpatient department complaining of right lower back swelling since six months. We decided to do surgical excision of the low back lipoma based on the physical examination and the radiological investigation was omitted. After three years of follow-up, the patient has no hernia recurrence and has no symptoms
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