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Laparoscopic management of inferior lumbar hernia (Petit triangle hernia).

Ipek T, Eyuboglu E, Aydingoz O

Cemil Aslan Guder Sok. Yilmaz 42 Ap., D:5 Gayrettepe, Istanbul, Turkey. erhuneyb@istanbul.edu.tr

Lumbar hernias are rare defects in the posterolateral abdominal wall that may be congenital or acquired. We present a case of laparoscopic approach to repair an acquired inferior triangle (Petit) lumbar hernia in a woman by using polytetrafluoroethylene mesh. The size of the hernia was 8 x 10 cm. The length of her hospital stay was 2 days. The patient resumed normal activities in less than 2 weeks. The main advantage of this approach is excellent operative visualization, thus avoiding injury to structures near the hernia during repair. Patients benefit from a minimally invasive approach with less pain, shortened hospital course, less analgesic requirements, better cosmetic result, and minimal life-style interference.

Published 4 May 2005 in Hernia, 9(2): 184-7.
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