Citation

Angel Buitrago L, Lugo-Vicente H. Bol. Asoc. Med. P. R. 2015; 107(1): 58-61.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

26035988

Abstract

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.

Language: en