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MEDISAN
On-line version ISSN 1029-3019
Abstract
JAEN OROPEZA, Adolfo Rafael; GODERICH LALAN, José Miguel Gonzalo and QUEVEDO TAMAYO, Miguel Ángel. Prosthetics repair of a post-traumatic lumbar hernia in an adult. MEDISAN [online]. 2017, vol.21, n.7, pp.906-912. ISSN 1029-3019.
The case report of a 45 years patient who had an industrial accident with a blunt metallic object that caused him bruised trauma in the right lumbosacral region is described. After 30 days of this trauma, he noticed increase of volume in the affected area and went to the hernia surgery service of "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" University General Hospital, where he was clinically diagnosed with a right post-traumatic lumbar hernia. He was operated in an elective way with orotracheal anesthesia. Antimicrobian and antithrombotic prophylaxis was carried out; also, a polypropylene preperitoneal prosthesis was implanted. There were not perioperative complications and the patient had follow up during 3 years, without recurrences
Keywords : adult; post-traumatic lumbar hernia; prosthetic repair; recurrence; secondary health care.