BWH emergency radiology—surgical correlation: traumatic spigelian hernia with right colonic injury

We present a case of a young man who fell off his motorbike 2 days before presentation to the hospital with a complaint of gastrointestinal upset and abdominal pain. Contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen and pelvis demonstrated a right-sided traumatic spigelian hernia and an ascending colon injury nec...

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Published in:Emergency radiology 2015-12, Vol.22 (6), p.709-711
Main Authors: Gates, Alexander A., Desai, Naman S., Sodickson, Aaron D., Khurana, Bharti, Gates, Jonathan D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents, Traffic
Case Report
Colon - diagnostic imaging
Colon - injuries
Colon - surgery
Contrast Media
Emergency Medicine
Hernia, Abdominal - diagnostic imaging
Hernia, Abdominal - surgery
Humans
Imaging
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Radiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Young Adult
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Summary:We present a case of a young man who fell off his motorbike 2 days before presentation to the hospital with a complaint of gastrointestinal upset and abdominal pain. Contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen and pelvis demonstrated a right-sided traumatic spigelian hernia and an ascending colon injury necessitating operative repair of both.
ISSN:1070-3004
1438-1435
DOI:10.1007/s10140-015-1321-x