Lumbar hernia associated with chronic obstructivepulmonary disease (COPD)

Authors

  • Tao Xu Department of Respiration The People’s Hospital of Yinzhou（The Affiliated Yinzhou Hospital ,Ningbo University）
  • Shuwei Zhang Department of Urological surgery, The NO.2 Hospital of Yinzhou
  • Huaying Wang Department of Respiration The People’s Hospital of Yinzhou（The Affiliated Yinzhou Hospital ,Ningbo University）
  • Wanjun Yu Department of Respiration The People’s Hospital of Yinzhou（The Affiliated Yinzhou Hospital ,Ningbo University）

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3232

Keywords:

Lumbar hernia, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Abstract

Lumbar hernias are very rare posterolateral abdominal wall hernias, and they are spontaneous in most adult patients. Here we report two cases of spontaneous lumbar hernias associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Some factors such as chronic cough, poor nutritional status and old age in patients with COPD would contribute to lumbar hernia.

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3232

How to cite this:Xu T, Zhang S, Wang H, Yu W. Lumbar hernia associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Pak J Med Sci

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Published

2013-04-30

How to Cite

Xu, T., Zhang, S., Wang, H., & Yu, W. (2013). Lumbar hernia associated with chronic obstructivepulmonary disease (COPD). Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 29(3). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.293.3232

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 3 (2013): June 2013 Pak J Med Sci

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Short Communication