title: [Hernial contusion : a little known lesion (author's transl)].
abstract: A personal case and a review of the literature are presented. The clinical picture consists essentially in a persistant pain in the hernia, following a benign trauma to the abdomen, that simulates a false strangulation and a peritonitis. The best diagnostic procedure is a median laparotomy with or without a herniotomy both allowing treatment of the lesions, of which the most common is a rupture of the small bowel on the side opposite to the mesenteron. This complication of a hernia, usually inguinal, often goes unrecognized because it is rare and has therefore a poor prognosis.
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D003288:Contusions / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: La contusion herniaire: Une pathologie méconnue.