Inferior lumbar hernia (Petit hernia)

Case contributed by Domenico Nicoletti
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

From one year left lumbar swelling.

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Female

At the posterior abdominal left wall side, in the Petit triangle, between, quadratus lumborum muscle, the external oblique muscle and the left iliac crest is detectable hernia containing adipose tissue and small bowel loops.

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