Lumbar hernia: a rare cause of large bowel obstruction.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a 70-year-old woman presenting with large bowel obstruction secondary to incarceration of the mid descending colon within a lumbar hernia. This was diagnosed on barium enema and successfully treated surgically.
Medical subject headings
- Colonic Diseases
- Hernia
- Intestinal Obstruction