title: Primary lumbar hernia : analysis of three cases.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Lumbar hernia is relatively rare; it is due to a defect of the posterior abdominal wall.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To report three new cases of lumbar hernia and insist of the modalities of treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  There are 2 women and one man. Mean age was 78 years. The mean symptom was lumbar mass. All patients had open surgery (by lumbar incision). The post operative course was uneventful.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Primary lumbar hernias are rare. Earlier diagnosis of non complicated hernia should be of primary importance to avoid some serious complication. The only curative treatment is surgery and must be done as soon as the diagnosis was made.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Siliana Hospital, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Oussema
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Baraket
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berriche
authors.forename: Riadh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zribi
authors.forename: Adel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chokki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies