RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Traumatic abdominal wall hernia secondary to handlebar injury: a case report
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 981
OP 982
DO 10.1136/emj.2009.089847
VO 28
IS 11
A1 Kuo, Hsu-Tung
A1 Lee, Chao-Te
A1 Chen, Jenn-Perng
A1 Chen, His-Fu
A1 Lin, Tsung-Hsing
A1 Xu, Jian-Ming
YR 2011
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/28/11/981.abstract
AB A traumatic abdominal wall hernia (TAWH) caused by a handlebar collision is very rare. It is difficult for the emergency physician to exclude the possibility of mesenteric or intestinal injuries when viewing handlebar trauma. Because TAWH may have no other clinical symptoms, early recognition and differentiation from haematoma is important. An unusual case of TAWH caused by a handlebar injury is reported, where a multi-layer muscular defect was found along with a segment of incarcerated jejunum and omentum. The latest literature is reviewed, and valuable ideas on the management of blunt abdominal trauma with TAWH are shared.