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A patient with a lumbar hernia of Petit, presenting as an obstructing lesion of the ascending colon and concomitant acute cholecystitis is described. The anatomy, cause, and surgical treatment of lumbar hernia are reviwed.
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Horovitz, I.L., Schwarz, H.A. & Dehan, A. A lumbar hernia presenting as an obstructing lesion of the colon. Dis Colon Rectum 29, 742–744 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02555323
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02555323