Open AccessLumbar hernia associated with chronic obstructivepulmonary disease (COPD)
Author(s) -
Tao Xu,
Shuwei Zhang,
Huaying Wang,
Wanjun Yu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.293.3232
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , pulmonary disease , lumbar , hernia , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , general surgery , surgery
Lumbar hernias are very rare posterolateral abdominal wall hernias, and they are spontaneous in most adult patients. Here we report two cases of spontaneous lumbar hernias associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Some factors such as chronic cough, poor nutritional status and old age in patients with COPD would contribute to lumbar hernia.
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