Traumatic Abdominal Wall Hernia, often missed diagnosis in blunt trauma and delayed elective repair: A Case Report
Teaching Hospital Badulla, Sri Lanka.
Case Study
GSC Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 21(01), 385-389.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscarr.2024.21.1.0391
Publication history:
Received on 10 September 2024; revised on 20 October 2024; accepted on 23 October 2024
Abstract:
Background: Traumatic Abdominal Wall Hernia (TAWH) is a rare type of hernia following blunt abdominal trauma that can easily missed. Always have high clinical suspicion following blunt trauma. Ultrasound scans and CT scans are particularly useful investigation to diagnose TAWH and associated abdominal injuries. Surgical repair is the definitive management of TAWH.
Case description: This report presents a case of a 57-year-old male who presented abdominal wall hernia following blunt trauma to the abdomen and the diagnosis and management of TAWH.
Conclusion: The timing of surgery depends on the concomitant injury. Delayed elective repair may be safe and cause less postoperative complications in stable patients. Delayed repair carries the risk of bowel incarceration and strangulation.
Keywords:
Abdominal Wall Hernia; Blunt trauma; Abdominal trauma; Case report
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