[A case of superior lumbar hernia].
A 64-year-old man was admitted to our hospital on July 1, 1992, complaining of right flank mass. Physical examination revealed a 7 x 8 cm soft, non-tender, smooth-surfaced mass which protruded under abdominal pressure. A CT scan of the abdomen demonstrated a defect of the aponeurosis of the transverse abdominis muscle and a protrusion of the retroperitoneal fat through the defect. Under the diagnosis of right superior lumbar hernia, surgery was done. The defect about 2 cm in diameter in the center of the superior lumbar triangle was closed by several interrupted sutures. The patient had an uneventful recovery.
Imari Municipal Hospital, Japan.
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Hamasaki
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Yatsugi
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Mochinaga
D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged