Traumatic Lumber Hernia

[Traumatic lung hernia].

Traumatic lung herniation is an unusual clinical problem. We present a case of a large left post-traumatic lung hernia on the left, anterior, second intercostal space following blunt chest trauma. An important factor in the etiology of these lesions is the relative lack of muscular support of the anterior part of the chest. This report describes the diagnosis and management of a post-traumatic ...

Traumatic spigelian hernia

Spigelian hernia (SH), or ventro-lateral hernia is typically a rare clinical condition, it representing only about 1.5% of hernial formation cases of the abdominal wall. The condition requires a high index of suspicion due to its high potential for life-threatening complications. To the best of our knowledge, the first case of Spigelian hernia was reported in 1933, and subsequent reports would ...

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 diaphragmatic hernia.

Rupture of the diaphragm and herniation of the abdominal viscera into the chest are wellrecognized results of crushing or penetrating injuries. Gordon Bryan's study (1921) of both types of injury is a surgical classic. The second world war rekindled interest in traumatic diaphragmatic hernia, and several important papers dealt with those due to penetrating injury (Edwards, 1943; Mackey and Bing...

Traumatic Cerebral Hernia