TITLE:
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management of a Congenital Hernia of Jean Louis Petit at the Regional Hospital Center of Gaoua (Burkina Faso)
AUTHORS:
Ad Bafa Ibrahim Ouattara, Saïd Nahl Oumar Ganame, Hamidou Savadogo, Saga Alain Ouermi, Bintou Sanogo, Makoura Barro, Senkaye-Lagom Aimée Kissou, Zakari Nikiema, Emile Bandre
KEYWORDS:
Congenital Hernia, Jean Louis Petit, CHR Gaoua
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
Vol.15 No.5,
September
3,
2025
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Jean Louis Petit’s hernia is a rare lower lumbar hernia, especially in its congenital form. The objective of this clinical case is to illustrate the clinical manifestations, the diagnostic and therapeutic management of this congenital hernia in a second-level regional hospital. Observation: The patient was a male newborn on day zero of life who had a mass of the right flank measuring approximately 10 cm × 10 cm, which was mobile with the consistency of bowel without other malformations found. Abdominal X-ray and abdominal ultrasound supported the diagnosis by identifying a parietal hernia and abdominal CT confirmed the diagnosis by identifying the hernia in the inferior lumbar triangle. The newborn underwent herniorrhaphy under anaesthesia and the course was marked by death on day 10 postoperatively at home, probably due to multifactorial causes. Conclusion: This pathology challenges us on the need for the availability of a CT scanner, which is the gold standard for diagnosis, and the need for multidisciplinary collaboration (pediatrician, radiologist and pediatric surgeon).