• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Apr 2013

    Case Reports

    Traumatic abdominal wall hernia, easily missed.

    • Sjoerd Nell, Marc W A van Tilburg, and Rogier K J Simmermacher.
    • Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht, The Netherlands. S.Nell@students.uu.nl
    • Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2013 Apr 1;133(4):503-5.

    AbstractA 30-year-old male was diagnosed with a disruption of the musculofibrotic abdominal wall as a result of a blunt trauma 3 years after the injury. His traumatic abdominal wall hernia (TAWH) was initially missed on physical examination and computed tomography. The patient presented now with a lump in the left flank after a period of intended weight loss. Laparoscopic repair of the hernia resulted in being asymptomatic ever since. Missing a TAWH might have major consequences, such as incarceration and strangulation. Therefore, it is important to consider a TAWH after blunt abdominal trauma.

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