Case Report
Year: 2019 | Month: May | Volume: 9 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 459-461
Traumatic Abdominal Wall Hernia with Bowel Perforation: A Rare Case Report
Dr Tushar M. Gulbhile1, Dr Moses A. W. Ingty2, Dr Sunil B Magdum3
1Junior Resident (General Surgery), 2Professor of Surgery, 3Associate Professor of Surgery,
Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed To Be) University Medical college and Hospital, Sangli.
Corresponding Author: Dr Tushar M. Gulbhile
ABSTRACT
Traumatic abdominal wall hernia is resulting from direct trauma to the anterior abdominal wall. Such traumatic hernias are rare. We report a case of traumatic abdominal wall hernia with bowel perforation resulting from an injury sustained due to a bicycle handle, and discuss the management of such injuries. Here the patient had a high kinetic energy injury leading to traumatic abdominal wall hernia with intra abdominal complication.
Key words: Traumatic abdominal wall hernia, , Handlebar hernia, Hernia repair