Grynfeltt–Lesshaft hernia
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Grynfeltt–Lesshaft hernia is a herniation of abdominal contents through the back, specifically through the
internal oblique muscle
.
History
Grynfeltt described a hernia through the superior lumbar triangle in 1866 (Grynfeltt, 1866). In 1870, Lesshaft independently reported a similar case (Lesshaft, 1870).
See also
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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