Handlebar Hernia: A Rare Type of Abdominal Wall Hernia

"nTraumatic abdominal wall hernias are a type of acquired hernia secondary to blunt trauma Caused, by direct trauma from handlebar like objects. This rare hernia is named ‘Handlebar hernia'. We report a case of such hernia without any significant intra-abdominal injur...

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Main Authors: Rooh-Allah Yegane, Hassan Peyvandi, Soheil Nowrouzi, Seyed Amir Mosavian
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Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-09-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/16831.pdf&manuscript_id=16831
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spelling doaj-23353aff42eb49598fe7864fd7473aac2020-11-25T03:36:04ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60252010-09-01Vol. 48No. 5351352Handlebar Hernia: A Rare Type of Abdominal Wall HerniaRooh-Allah YeganeHassan PeyvandiSoheil NowrouziSeyed Amir Mosavian"nTraumatic abdominal wall hernias are a type of acquired hernia secondary to blunt trauma Caused, by direct trauma from handlebar like objects. This rare hernia is named ‘Handlebar hernia'. We report a case of such hernia without any significant intra-abdominal injury. The abdominal wall defect was repaired in layers by Jones technique. Postoperative course was uneventful. The authors recommend clinical suspicion for traumatic hernia in all patients with traumatic abdominal wall injury. Definitive treatment includes surgical exploration with primary repair of all tissue layers of the abdominal wall.http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/16831.pdf&manuscript_id=16831Herniatraumatic herniaabdominal wall
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author Rooh-Allah Yegane
Hassan Peyvandi
Soheil Nowrouzi
Seyed Amir Mosavian
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Hassan Peyvandi
Soheil Nowrouzi
Seyed Amir Mosavian
Handlebar Hernia: A Rare Type of Abdominal Wall Hernia
Acta Medica Iranica
Hernia
traumatic hernia
abdominal wall
author_facet Rooh-Allah Yegane
Hassan Peyvandi
Soheil Nowrouzi
Seyed Amir Mosavian
author_sort Rooh-Allah Yegane
title Handlebar Hernia: A Rare Type of Abdominal Wall Hernia
title_short Handlebar Hernia: A Rare Type of Abdominal Wall Hernia
title_full Handlebar Hernia: A Rare Type of Abdominal Wall Hernia
title_fullStr Handlebar Hernia: A Rare Type of Abdominal Wall Hernia
title_full_unstemmed Handlebar Hernia: A Rare Type of Abdominal Wall Hernia
title_sort handlebar hernia: a rare type of abdominal wall hernia
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Acta Medica Iranica
issn 0044-6025
publishDate 2010-09-01
description "nTraumatic abdominal wall hernias are a type of acquired hernia secondary to blunt trauma Caused, by direct trauma from handlebar like objects. This rare hernia is named ‘Handlebar hernia'. We report a case of such hernia without any significant intra-abdominal injury. The abdominal wall defect was repaired in layers by Jones technique. Postoperative course was uneventful. The authors recommend clinical suspicion for traumatic hernia in all patients with traumatic abdominal wall injury. Definitive treatment includes surgical exploration with primary repair of all tissue layers of the abdominal wall.
topic Hernia
traumatic hernia
abdominal wall
url http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/16831.pdf&manuscript_id=16831
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