al-Salem A H, Abu-Srair H, Qaissaruddin S
Department of Surgery, Qatif Central Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
J Pediatr Surg. 1996 Sep;31(9):1282-4. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(96)90251-1.
Congenital lumbar hernia is uncommon in children; only 42 cases have been reported. A newborn girl with congenital superior lumbar hernia associated with lumbo-costovertebral syndrome is described. Associated features include focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver, absent right kidney and hydrocephalus.