Traumatic Abdominal Wall Hernia: A Case Report

Yang,  Youngro; Kim,  Kwangsig

doi:2017.30.2.70

J Trauma Inj > Volume 30(2); 2017 > Article

Case Report

Journal of Trauma and Injury 2017;30(2):70-73.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20408/jti.2017.30.2.70 Published online June 30, 2017.

Traumatic Abdominal Wall Hernia: A Case Report

Youngro Yang, Kwangsig Kim

Department of Traum Surgery, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea. phagofil@hanmail.net

Received: 2 May 2017 • Revised: 10 May 2017 • Accepted: 10 May 2017

Abstract

Traumatic abdominal wall hernia is a rare condition that can follow any blunt trauma to the abdomen. Generally there has been an increase in the incidence of blunt abdominal trauma, although the case of traumatic abdominal wall hernias are rare. Probably due to the elasticity of the abdominal wall for resisting the shear forces generated by a traumatic impacts. In this case, we are reporting 1 rare case, diagnosed as an abdominal wall hernia associated with herniation of bowel loops due to blunt trauma without intra-abdominal injury including peritoneum.

Key Words: Blunt trauma; Abdominal hernia; Laparoscopy; Herniorrhaphy; Mesh