Grynfeltt-Lesshaft hernia
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Grynfeltt-Lesshaft hernia is a herniation of abdominal contents through the back, specifically through the superior lumbar triangle, which is defined by the quadratus lumborum muscle, twelfth rib, and internal oblique muscle.
History
History
Grynfeltt described a hernia through the superior lumbar triangle in 1866 (Grynfeltt, 1866). In 1870, Lesshaft independently reported a similar case (Lesshaft, 1870).
References
References
- Grynfeltt, J.: La Hernie Lombaire. Montpellier Med., 16:329, 1866.
- Lesshaft, P.: Die Lumbalgegend in Anat. Chirurgischer Hinsicht. Arch. f. Anat. u. Physiol. u. Wissensch., Med. Leipzig, 37:264, 1870.
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