Korean J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2007 Sep;10(2):211-214. Korean. Published online Sep 30, 2007. https://doi.org/10.5223/kjpgn.2007.10.2.211 | |
Copyright © 2007 The Korean Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition |
Byung Ky Lee,
Hae Young Kim,*
Yong Hoon Cho,*
and Jae Hong Park![]() | |
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea. | |
Department of Pediatric Surgery, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea. | |
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Abstract
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An lumbar hernia is a rare clinical disease entity thatarises from the superior or inferior lumbar triangle and presents as a reducible protruding mass in the flank region between twelfth rib and the iliac crest. There are two classifications one classification is a congenital or acquired hernia according to the occurrence timing and the other classification is a superior (Grynfeltt-Lesshaft hernia) or inferior (Petit's hernia) lumbar hernia according to the anatomical location. Approximately 10% of all lumbar hernias are congenital and the vast majority of them are unilateral. We report here a case of a congenital lumbar hernia through the superior lumbar triangle of Grynfeltt-Lesshaft without any other congenital anomalies or complications in a four-month-old male. It was treated successfully with a surgical repair. |
Keywords: Congenital lumbar hernia; Superior lumbar hernia |