Evisceration secondary to blunt trauma: occurrence through an incisional hernia.
We present a case of evisceration of the stomach, small bowel, and colon through an old incisional hernia in a 75-year old woman following blunt automobile trauma to the abdomen. Following routine surgical closure and debridement of excess skin the patient recovered uneventfully with no recurrence of the hernia.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000368:Aged; D003106:Colon / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013270:Stomach / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery