1Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, SMS & R and Sharda Hospital Sharda University, Greater Noida, UP
2Professor, Department of General Surgery, SMS & R and Sharda Hospital Sharda University, Greater Noida, UP
3Senior Resident, Department of General Surgery, SMS & R and Sharda Hospital Sharda University, Greater Noida, UP
4Junior Resident, Department of General Surgery, SMS & R and Sharda Hospital Sharda University, Greater Noida, UP
5Intern, Department of General Surgery, SMS & R and Sharda Hospital Sharda University, Greater Noida, UP
Online published on 14 October, 2016.
Lumbar hernias are among the rare hernias and account for less than 1.5% of all abdominal hernias. They occur spontaneously and may be acquired. They are increasingly being reported after motor vehicle collisions however the spontaneous variety is still rare and a review of literature yielded around 310 cases. If large they present with a bulge in the lumbar region
We present a case of a giant lumbar hernia from the superior lumbar triangle on the right side in a 42 year old lady who presented with features of irreducibility and pain. She underwent open mesh hernioplasty and is well at one year of follow up
Giant Lumbar hernia, Superior lumbar triangle, Inferior lumbar triangle, Hernioplasty open and laparoscopic
