Safia Rehman, Roohul Muqim, Raza Hassan, Muhammad Zarin, Mohammad Aziz Wazir, Mahmud Aurangzeb.
Inferior lumbar hernia of petit in a patient with neurofibromatosis type-1.
Pak J Med Sci Jan ;25(5):1015-7.

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.

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