Eur J Pediatr Surg 2003; 13(4): 285-286
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42236
Case Report

Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttart, New York · Masson Editeur Paris

Congenital Lumbar Hernia in Association with Carpus Equina Varus

A. R. Sulaiman 1 , A. Al-Hamdani 1 , N. Al Attar 2
  • 1Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Mosul, Iraq
  • 2Department of Surgery, Centre Cardiologique du Nord, St Denis, France
Further Information

Publication History

Received: August 1, 2002

Accepted after Revision: October 14, 2002

Publication Date:
18 September 2003 (online)

Abstract

A rare case of congenital lumbar hernia associated with carpus equina varus is described in a week old baby. The treatment is described with limited review of the literature.

Résumé

Un cas rare d'hernie lombaire congénitale associée à carpus equina varus est décrit chez un enfant d'une semaine. Le traitement est exposé avec une revue limitée de la littérature.

Resumen

Se presenta un raro caso de hernia lumbar asociado con carpus equino varus en un niño de una semana. Se describe el tratamiento junto a una revisión limitada de la literatura.

Zusammenfassung

Es wird der seltene Fall einer angeborenen Lumbalhernie vorgestellt mit gleichzeitigem Vorliegen eines Klumpfußes bei einem eine Woche alten Baby. Die chirurgische Therapie wird beschrieben und ein Literatur-Überblick gegeben.

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A. R. Sulaiman

Department of Surgery
College of Medicine

Mosul

Iraq