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Lumbar hernia: diagnosis by CT.

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Baker, ME; Weinerth, JL; Andriani, RT; Cohan, RH; Dunnick, NR
Published in: AJR Am J Roentgenol
March 1987

Lumbar hernias occur in the region of the flank bounded by the 12th rib, the iliac crest, and the erector spinae and external oblique muscles. We present the CT findings of seven lumbar hernias: six traumatic (four secondary to postoperative flank incisions, one secondary to an iliac bone-graft donor site, one secondary to nonunion of an iliac fracture) and one spontaneous. Because CT portrays the anatomic relationships in this region so well, it may be the only radiographic procedure necessary to make the diagnosis of a lumbar hernia. Furthermore, it can be helpful in the assessment of symptomatic patients after flank incision, to differentiate postincisional muscular weakness and intercostal neuralgia from a lumbar hernia.

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AJR Am J Roentgenol

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ISSN

0361-803X

Publication Date

March 1987

Volume

148

Issue

3

Start / End Page

565 / 567

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Lumbosacral Region
  • Humans
  • Hernia
  • Female
  • Aged
  • Adult
 

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Baker, M. E., Weinerth, J. L., Andriani, R. T., Cohan, R. H., & Dunnick, N. R. (1987). Lumbar hernia: diagnosis by CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol, 148(3), 565–567. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.148.3.565
Baker, M. E., J. L. Weinerth, R. T. Andriani, R. H. Cohan, and N. R. Dunnick. “Lumbar hernia: diagnosis by CT.AJR Am J Roentgenol 148, no. 3 (March 1987): 565–67. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.148.3.565.
Baker ME, Weinerth JL, Andriani RT, Cohan RH, Dunnick NR. Lumbar hernia: diagnosis by CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1987 Mar;148(3):565–7.
Baker, M. E., et al. “Lumbar hernia: diagnosis by CT.AJR Am J Roentgenol, vol. 148, no. 3, Mar. 1987, pp. 565–67. Pubmed, doi:10.2214/ajr.148.3.565.
Baker ME, Weinerth JL, Andriani RT, Cohan RH, Dunnick NR. Lumbar hernia: diagnosis by CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1987 Mar;148(3):565–567.

Published In

AJR Am J Roentgenol

DOI

ISSN

0361-803X

Publication Date

March 1987

Volume

148

Issue

3

Start / End Page

565 / 567

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Lumbosacral Region
  • Humans
  • Hernia
  • Female
  • Aged
  • Adult