Acute appendicitis in an asymptomatic inferior lumbar hernia of Petit: A case report

Abstract

Surgeons occasionally encounter lumbar hernias in their career, and the diagnosis needs a high index of suspicion. Of lumbar hernias, inferior lumbar hernias are less frequently encountered. A young male presenting with features of acute appendicitis was taken up for emergency laparoscopic appendicectomy. Interestingly, the appendix was found incarcerated in the right inferior lumbar triangle. After completion of appendicectomy, the narrow hernia defect was primarily sutured without mesh reinforcement. We focused on recognizing the presence of such rare hernia in par with Amyand’s hernia.

Keywords

Appendicitis / case report / inferior lumbar hernia

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