Pathological lumbar hernia following recurrent retroperitoneal abscess

<p>Lumbar hernias are a rare clinical presentation and are usually congenital, traumatic or spontaneous. We describe an unusual case of a pathological lumbar hernia due to recurrent retroperitoneal abscesses, likely precipitated by chronic tip appendicitis. A literature search of PubMed with t...

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Main Authors: Tiffany J Cherry (Author), Ran Li (Author), Rezvaneh Shakerian (Author)
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Published: Journal of Surgery and Surgical Research - Peertechz Publications, 2019-03-23.
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