Using CT to diagnose traumatic lumbar hernia.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to determine the CT findings of traumatic lumbar hernia in 15 patients and to discuss the mechanism and treatment of injury.


CONCLUSIONS
CT can reveal traumatic lumbar hernia and show both the anatomy of disrupted muscular layers and the presence of herniated intraabdominal viscera or retroperitoneal fat.
Killeen
K L
KL
Department of Radiology, Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore 21201-1595, USA.
Girard
S
S
DeMeo
J H
JH
Shanmuganathan
K
K
Mirvis
S E
SE
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging