Affiliation:
1. Junior Resident General Surgery PGIMS Rohtak
2. Senior Resident General Surgery, PGIMS Rohtak
3. Junior Resident General Surgery, PGIMS Rohtak
4. Professor General Surgery, PGIMS Rohtak
5. Sr Professor General Surgery, PGIMS Rohtak
Abstract
Acute traumatic abdominal wall hernia is a rare type of hernia that occurs after a low or high velocity
impact of the abdominal wall against a blunt object only few cases have been reported in literature. We
report a case where a high velocity impact due to roadside accident caused a traumatic abdominal wall hernia in a 48-year-old
male patient. The physical examination ndings revealed the presence of traumatic abdominal wall with gut lying just below the
fat of anterior abdominal wall which was which was conrmed on USG. Patient was managed by exploratory laparotomy with
resection and ileo-ileal anastomosis. The post operative period was uneventful. It is important to emphasize the importance of
the physical examination in such cases to make early diagnosis. Urgent surgical intervention is recommended to avoid wound
and bowel related complications.
Subject
Gastroenterology,Oncology,General Medicine,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,Internal Medicine,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,Internal Medicine,Pharmacology (medical),General Medicine,Literature and Literary Theory,Cultural Studies,Pollution,Water Science and Technology,Environmental Chemistry,Pollution,General Environmental Science,Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Automotive Engineering,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Pollution,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Environmental Engineering
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