Citation

van Bemmel AJM, van Marle AGJ, Schlejen PM, Schmitz RF. Hernia 2011; 15(4): 439-442.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Groene Hart Hospital, Gouda, The Netherlands, Xander.van.bemmel@ghz.nl.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10029-010-0665-0

PMID

20437188

PMCID

PMC3145084

Abstract

A rare case of abdominal trauma, a handlebar hernia, is described, as well as a review of the pertinent literature. A 7-year-old boy presented to our emergency room after sustaining blunt force to the abdomen; he fell on the handlebar of his bicycle. Immediately after the accident, a bulge was noticeable at the point of impact. Handlebar hernia is a diagnosis that is easily missed, which can lead to strangulation and incarceration of the bowel. With this case report, we hope to augment the knowledge on traumatic abdominal wall hernia, hopefully leading to early diagnosis and treatment.

Language: en