Traumatic abdominal wall hernia, easily missed

A 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 t...

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Published in:Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery 2013-04, Vol.133 (4), p.503-505
Main Authors: Nell, Sjoerd, van Tilburg, Marc W. A., Simmermacher, Rogier K. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adult
Hernia, Ventral - diagnosis
Hernia, Ventral - etiology
Hernia, Ventral - surgery
Hernias
Herniorrhaphy
Humans
Laparoscopy
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Orthopedics
Trauma
Trauma Surgery
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - complications
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Summary:A 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.
ISSN:0936-8051
1434-3916
DOI:10.1007/s00402-013-1684-y