title: Handlebar hernia masquerading as an inguinal haematoma.
abstract: We report a child who sustained a traumatic hernia of the lower abdominal wall after being thrown forward against the handlebar of his bicycle. This is a rare injury in children, and the clinical features mimic an inguinal haematoma. Suspicion should be raised by the immediate appearance of a mass above the inguinal canal following groin injury, particularly if the swelling then disappears with the patient supine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Leeds General Infirmary, UK. neez@dircon.co.uk
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Milligan
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Arthur
authors.forename: D C G
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Crabbe
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*