Bilateral congenital flank hernias due to complete lateral abdominal wall muscular agenesis

• Main Authors: Andrew J. Hu (Author), Martha Conley Elizabeth Ingram (Author), Guillermo Ares (Author), Mehul V. Raval (Author), Seth D. Goldstein (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report a case of a 4-week-old female presenting with congenital bilateral flank hernias. The patient was born at term and was found to have large bilateral flank bulges. Although her hernias were asymptomatic, bilateral lower extremity jerking movements prompted further workup which revealed thor...