Modified Repair of Lumbar Hernia Using Posterior Balloon Dissection

Jarvis W. Walters, DO; Joshua K. Phillips, MD; Ivy N. Haskins, MD; Fredrick J. Brody, MD, FACS

Product Details
Product ID: ACS-5807
Year Produced: 2019
Length: 7 min.


Lumbar hernias are rare, and there is no standard approach to repair. They are categorized as congenital or acquired. The most common lumbar hernia occurred in the superior lumbar triangle. The laparoscopic approach is typically done transabdominal. This video depicts a modified laparoscopic extraperitoneal repair using a balloon dissector intramuscular outside of the abdomen or retroperitoneum.