Handlebar hernia: case report and literature review
Angel Buitrago, L.; Lugo-Vicente, H.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 107(1): 58-61
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 26035988 Document Number: 702701
Handlebar hernia is a rare traumatic abdominal wall hernia occurring after blunt trauma. We report a case of an adolescent patient with a traumatic rectus muscle abdominal wall hernia produced by injury with the bicycle handlebar. The skin abrasion caused by the trauma and a swelling reproduced after a Valsalva maneuver suggested the diagnosis. Traumatic wall hernias after blunt trauma should be repaired primarily to avoid complications.
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