An Australian Approach to Managing Traumatic Abdominal Wall Hernias

Handlebar Hernias: Case Reports of Rare Traumatic Abdominal Wall Hernias

Primary and unusual abdominal wall hernias.

Primary ventral hernias can be congenital or acquired, but are not associated with a fascial scar or related to a trauma. Some ventral hernias such as Spigelian, lumbar, or obturator hernias represent a diagnostic challenge, given their relative rarity and their unusual anatomic locations. The article presents the etiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis of these hernias, and briefly desc...

Traumatic abdominal wall hernia.

BACKGROUND Traumatic abdominal wall hernia (TAWH) is uncommonly encountered despite the high prevalence of blunt abdominal trauma. The diagnosis is often difficult because of its varied presentation along with lack of awareness of this entity. METHODS The case files of all patients with TAWH who were operated at our hospital were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed. RESULTS A total of 11 ...

Traumatic abdominal wall herniation

Most reported cases of traumatic abdominal wall herniation result from seatbelt or handlebar injuries. The diagnosis is often made on physical examination or abdominal computed tomography (CT). We report a 59-year-old man with traumatic herniation through the rectus muscle following low-velocity blunt abdominal trauma. This patient was init ially thought to have a rectus sheath haematoma and in...

A Traumatic Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair: A Laparoscopic Approach

BACKGROUND Traumatic abdominal wall hernias from blunt trauma usually occur as a consequence of motor vehicle collisions where the force is tangential, sudden, and severe. Although rare, these hernias can go undetected due to preservation of the skin overlying the hernia defect. Open repairs can be challenging and unsuccessful due to avulsion of muscle directly from the iliac crest, with or wit...