title: Incarcerated inferior lumbar (Petit's) hernia.
abstract: Petit's hernia is an uncommon abdominal wall defect in the inferior lumbar triangle. Colonic incarceration through the inferior lumbar triangle, which causes mechanical obstructive symptoms, necessitates particular diagnostic and management strategy. We present a rare case of inferior lumbar hernia, leading to mechanical bowel obstruction, successfully treated with prosthetic mesh reinforcement repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dokuz Eylül University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey. huseyin.astarcioglu@deu.edu.tr
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Astarcioğlu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sökmen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Atila
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karademir
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006547:Hernia / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome