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Traumatic abdominal wall hernia: an unusual bicycle handlebar injury

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Traumatic hernia of the abdominal wall is rare. The mechanism of injury can be severe such as a motor vehicle accident or relatively minor such as a fall onto a bicycle handlebar. In children traumatic abdominal wall hernia can occur even after relatively minor trauma and these cases typically have no associated intra-abdominal injury. We report a traumatic hernia of the anterior abdominal wall in a 7-year-old boy following a fall from a bicycle. A review of the literature revealed only nine similar reports. The presence of localised pain, bruising, and a reducible swelling or a cough impulse suggests the diagnosis. Primary repair with prosthetic material is the preferred treatment.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Box 201, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ, UK

    B. Mancel & A. Aslam

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Mancel, B., Aslam, A. Traumatic abdominal wall hernia: an unusual bicycle handlebar injury. Ped Surgery Int 19, 746–747 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-003-1064-8

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