GRYNFELTT HERNIA INITIALLY DIAGNOSED AS LIPOMA: A CASE REPORT
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https://doi.org/10.14295/aimj.v3i6.60Abstract
Abstract: Lumbar hernia is a disease that presents unsual and difficult diagnosis. It is most prevalent in males and the elderly. It is presented the case of a 70-year-old male patient with previous trauma in the lumbar region 30 years ago and since then presented as a tumor in that region. He asked for a medical help and, initially, his case was diagnosed as a lipoma, but then Grynfeltt's hernia was identified and properly repaired.
Keywords: Lumbar hernia; Grynfeltt hernia; superior lumbar hernia
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