Handlebar hernia: A rare type of abdominal wall hernia

Handlebar hernias are abdominal wall hernias resulting from direct trauma to the anterior abdominal wall. They usually result at weak anatomic locations of the abdominal wall. Such traumatic hernias are rare, requiring a high index of suspicion for a clinical diagnosis. We report the case of a handl...

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Main Authors: Hassan Khairi, Elsharawy Mohamed, Moghazy Khaled, AlQurain Abdulaziz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2008;volume=14;issue=1;spage=33;epage=35;aulast=Hassan