Abstract:Lumbar hernias account for fewer than 15% of all abdominal hernias when compared to all other ventral abdominal wall hernias. A congenital or acquired deficiency in the posterolateral abdominal wall causes the protrusion of an organ (intraperitoneal or extraperitoneal) or extraperitoneal tissue. Age, obesity, extreme thinness, chronic debilitating disease, muscular atrophy, excessive slimming, chronic bronchitis, wound infection, and surgical sepsis are all predisposing factors in spontaneous developed lumbar … Show more
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