title: Posterior perineal hernia presenting in infancy as a gluteal mass.
abstract: Perineal hernias are extremely rare at any age but particularly in children. This case illustrates the presentation of a posterior perineal hernia in a newborn infant, with clinical presentation as a gluteal mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hubbard
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Egelhoff
mesh_terms: D002081:Buttocks; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010502:Perineum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography