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Superior lumbar hernia (Grynfeltt hernia) is an uncommon variety of abdominal wall defect. There are three types of lumbar hernia: congenital, acquired, and incisional hernias. Diagnosis depends largely on the capacity for clinical suspicion, and confirmation is based on imaging tests. We report a case of an acquired lumbar hernia diagnosed by computed tomography (CT), which was treated successfully at our institution.
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Skrekas, G., Stafyla, V.K. & Papalois, V.E. A Grynfeltt hernia: Report of a case. Hernia 9, 188–191 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-004-0278-6
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