Volume: 3 Issue: 2
Year: 2015, Page: 29-31,
Traumatic abdominal wall hernia (TAWH) is produced by a sudden application of blunt force that is insufficient to penetrate skin but strong enough to disrupt the abdominal muscle and fascia1 . Traumatic abdominal wall hernia is a very rare complication of blunt abdominal trauma. The first case was reported in 1906 and ever since 46 have been reported2 . Handle bar hernia is even rarer variety of TAWH with only 33 reported cases2 . Mesenteric avulsion is very rare and occurs in less than 5% of cases2 . We present a rare case of a large TAWH with bowel herniation through a defect in abdominal wall after a high energy motor vehicle accident. CECT was useful in arriving at diagnosis. Laparotomy was done immediately.
Keywords: Traumatic abdominal wall hernia, Handle bar hernia, Mesenteric avulsion
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