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Volume 25

October - December 2009 (Part-II)

Number  6


 

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Inferior lumbar hernia of petit in a patient
with neurofibromatosis Type-1

Safia Rehman1, Rooh-ul-Muqim2, Raza Hassan3,
Muhammad Zarin4, Mohammad Aziz Wazir5, Mahmud Aurangzeb6

ABSTRACT

Lumbar hernias are rare lesions that account for less than 1.5% of total hernia incidence. Only 250-300 cases have been reported in literature. Diagnosis may be difficult because they are either asymptomatic or may present with vague complaints. Differential diagnosis includes a lipoma, a fibroma, a retroperitoneal or intra-cavitary tumor, hematoma or a chronic abscess. They may occur in association with defects of the musculoskeletal system including some syndromes. Lumbar hernia in patients with neurofibromatosis has been reported in a very few number of cases. We report a case of 40 year old female with type 1 neurofibromatosis who presented with left lumbar hernia of Petit.

Key words: Lumbar hernia, Inferior lumbar hernia, Petit’s triangle, Neurofibromatosis type-1.

Pak J Med Sci    October - December 2009 (Part-II)    Vol. 25 No. 6    1015-1017

How to cite this article:

Rehman S, Muqim R, Hassan R, Zarin M, Wazir MA, Aurangzeb M. Inferior lumbar hernia of petit in a patient with neurofibromatosis Type-1. Pak J Med Sci 2009;25(6):1015-1017.


1. Dr. Safia Rehman, MBBS,
Resident, Postgraduate Student,
Surgical C Unit,
2. Dr. Rooh-ul-Muqim, FCPS, FMAS,
Associate Professor,
Surgical C Unit,
3. Dr. Raza Hassan, MBBS,
Resident, Postgraduate Student, Orthopaedics Unit,
4. Dr. Muhammad Zarin, FCPS, MRCS, FMAS,
Assistant Professor, Surgical C Unit,
5. Dr. Mohammad Aziz Wazir,
MD (USA), FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Ire)
Professor and Incharge,
Surgical C Unit,
6. Dr Mahmud Aurangzeb,
FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Glas), FACS
Professor and Incharge,
Surgical E Unit,
1-6: Research Unit,
Khyber Teaching Hospital,
Peshawar - Pakistan.

Correspondence

DR. Safia Rehman,
House 172, Street 7, Sector H-4,
Phase 2, Hayatabad, Peshawar - 25000,
NWFP - Pakistan.
Email: dr_safiarehman@hotmail.com

* Recevied for Publication: May 6, 2009

* Accepted: October 24, 2009



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