• Int Surg · Feb 2015

    Review Case Reports

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

    • Alireza Hamidian Jahromi, Justin Skweres, Guillermo Sangster, Lester Johnson, and Navdeep Samra.
    • 1 Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
    • Int Surg. 2015 Feb 1; 100 (2): 233-9.

    AbstractTraumatic 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.

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