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. 2024 Jan 17;34(2):377-379.
doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1777290. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Congenital Lateral Abdominal Wall Hernia

Siddhi Chawla  1 , Aditya Charan  1
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Congenital Lateral Abdominal Wall Hernia

Siddhi Chawla et al. Indian J Radiol Imaging. .
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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Clinical still image demonstrating swelling in the lateral abdominal wall.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Ultrasound images in the sagittal plane with a linear probe show coastal margin ( blue star and arrow in A and B ) and the edge of the lateral abdominal wall muscles ( yellow arrow in A and B ) with herniation of the liver ( red arrow in A and B ). Note the increase in herniation of the liver in image ( B ) as the patient cries.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Illustration demonstrating the classification of ( A ) the European Hernia Society of lateral abdominal wall hernia (L1: subcoastal; L2: flank; L3: iliac; and L4: lumbar). Our case had a defect between the mid and anterior axillary lines making it an L4 hernia. ( B ) Anatomical landmarks of the superior lumbar triangle. ( C ) Anatomical landmarks of the superior lumbar triangle.
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