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Raniery Soares Sobreira Machado

Bio: Raniery Soares Sobreira Machado is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hernia & Lumbar. The author has co-authored 1 publications.
Topics: Hernia, Lumbar
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Grynfeltt hernia initially diagnosed as lipoma: a case report

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Raniery Soares Sobreira Machado, Raquel Carlos de Brito1, Jairo Fernandes Frutuosos, André Luís Sant'Anna, Francisco Anselmo Magalhães, Vital Maria dos Santos Sobreira Machado, Hermes Melo Teixeira Batista •
Federal University of Campina Grande1
30 Apr 2019
TL;DR: A 70-year-old male patient with previous trauma in the lumbar region 30 years ago and since then presented as a tumor in that region was diagnosed as a lipoma, but then Grynfeltt's hernia was identified and properly repaired.
Abstract: Lumbar hernia is a disease that presents unsual and difficult diagnosis. It is most prevalent in males and the elderly. It is presented the case of a 70-year-old male patient with previous trauma in the lumbar region 30 years ago and since then presented as a tumor in that region. He asked for a medical help and, initially, his case was diagnosed as a lipoma, but then Grynfeltt's hernia was identified and properly repaired. Keywords: Lumbar hernia; Grynfeltt hernia; superior lumbar hernia