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Figure 1:Lumbar hernia
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On examination, there was a globular painless swelling (5cm x8cm)which was soft, reducible, and present below the left costal margin lateral to the dorso-lumbar spine (Fig. 1).
Figure 2:Showing vertebral and rib anomalies.
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X-rays of the chest showed D8-L1hemivertebrae, scoliosis with convexity to the right and absent 10th, 11th, and 12th ribs (Fig. 2).Ultrasound abdomen showed a hernial defect in the left lumbar region measuring 4.5cm x 2.9cmwith presence of bowel loops.