title: Traumatic abdominal wall hernia caused by persistent cough.
abstract: We report a rare case of traumatic abdominal wall hernia caused by persistent and severe cough. We believe this is the first reported case of such an entity. We present computed tomography findings and a pertinent review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California, San Diego 92161, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Vasquez
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Halasz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003371:Cough / Q000150:complications*; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000209:etiology*