title: Traumatic abdominal wall hernia.
abstract: A traumatic abdominal wall hernia (TAWH) is a rare type of hernia, which follows blunt trauma to the abdomen, where disruption of the musculature and fascia occurs, with the overlying skin remaining intact. The case of a sixty five year old female that developed a TAWH, following the collapse of the roof of her house, is reported. She underwent a laparotomy for suspected liver injury, followed by repair of the hernia using a fascia lata graft taken from the thigh. The etiology, pathogenesis and management of this rare hernia are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Rajdeep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaushik
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Attri
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*