title: Lumbar incisional hernia of the kidney after laparoscopic adrenalectomy in a patient with Cushing's syndrome.
abstract: We report a first case of lumbar herniation of a kidney after laparoscopic adrenalectomy in a patient with Cushing's syndrome. A 59-year-old woman underwent separate laparoscopic adrenalectomies for right adrenal Cushing's syndrome and left primary aldosteronism. She consulted our department with a 6-month history of intermittent left back pain, starting 8 months after the second operation. Magnetic resonance imaging showed herniation of the left kidney through a defect of the lumbodorsal fascia.
authors: Department of Urology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. mminoru @ uro.med.tohoku.ac.jp
authors: Minoru
authors: M
authors: Miyazato
authors: Shigeyuki
authors: S
authors: Yamada
authors: Yasuhiro
authors: Y
authors: Kaiho
authors: Akihiro
authors: A
authors: Ito
authors: Shigeto
authors: S
authors: Ishidoya
authors: Yoichi
authors: Y
authors: Arai
mesh_terms: D000315:Adrenalectomy / Q000379:methods*; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005205:Fascia / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures