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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Hamidian Jahromi, Alireza
• Skweres, Justin
• Sangster, Guillermo
• Johnson, Lester
• Samra, Navdeep

Titel

What we know about management of traumatic abdominal wall hernia: review of the literature and case report

Ist Teil von

• International surgery, 2015-02, Vol.100 (2), p.233-239

Ort / Verlag

Italy: The International College of Surgeons, World Federation of General Surgeons and Surgical Specialists, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Traumatic abdominal wall hernia (TAWH) is an uncommon form of hernia caused by blunt traumatic disruption of the abdominal wall musculature/fascia and abdominal organ herniation. Diagnosis of TAWH is challenging and requires a high level of suspicion. This form of hernia seems to be underrepresented in the English-language medical literature. There is currently no consensus on the optimal management for TAWH. In this article, we discuss the management of a 36-year-old motorcycle driver who was involved in a road traffic accident. On evaluation at our trauma center, he was found to have TAWH. Diagnostic criteria, imaging modalities and different management options for TAWH will be discussed.