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Traumatic abdominal wall hernia, easily missed

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A 30-year-old male was diagnosed with a disruption of the musculofibrotic abdominal wall as a result of a blunt trauma 3 years after the injury. His traumatic abdominal wall hernia (TAWH) was initially missed on physical examination and computed tomography. The patient presented now with a lump in the left flank after a period of intended weight loss. Laparoscopic repair of the hernia resulted in being asymptomatic ever since. Missing a TAWH might have major consequences, such as incarceration and strangulation. Therefore, it is important to consider a TAWH after blunt abdominal trauma.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Sjoerd Nell & Rogier K. J. Simmermacher

  2. Department of Surgery, St. Jansdal Hospital, Harderwijk, The Netherlands

    Marc W. A. van Tilburg

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Nell, S., van Tilburg, M.W.A. & Simmermacher, R.K.J. Traumatic abdominal wall hernia, easily missed. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 133, 503–505 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-013-1684-y

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