Citation

Westwood DA, Milsom PB. Hernia 2011; 15(6): 699-700.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Whangarei Hospital, Northland, New Zealand. d.westwood@doctors.net.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10029-010-0702-z

PMID

20623154

Abstract

External forces that may appear trivial in the setting of blunt abdominal trauma can cause significant hollow viscus injury when applied directly to an inguinal hernia. We report a very rare case of colonic perforation following a direct blow to an inguinal hernia sustained during a rugby union match and review the relevant literature.

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