Five Rare Abdominal Wall Hernias in One Patient: A Case Report

Diagnosing abdominal wall hernias remains challenging due to the occurrence of multiple symptoms. Only a few reports have been published describing the combination of rare abdominal wall hernias. We report the case of a 69-year-old woman with abdominal pain lasting three days. During diagnostic imaging using a CT scan, seven abdominal hernias were discovered. Although all individual hernias have been reported before, the combination of an umbilical hernia; a left femoral hernia; a bilateral high lumbar hernia (Grynfeltt-Lesshaft hernia); a left low lumbar hernia (Petit’s hernia) and a bilateral arcuate line hernia in one patient has – to our knowledge – not been reported before. This report aims to increase the understanding of abdominal wall hernias and promote clinical studies.