title: [Traumatic hernia of the abdominal wall: a case report].
abstract: Traumatic hernia of the abdominal wall is a rare type of hernia. A high-energy, localised impact causes the disruption of the abdominal wall musculature without penetrating the skin. The most frequent cause of the trauma is the lower abdomen striking the end of bicycle handlebars in young adults and children. A high level of clinical suspicion is required for diagnosis because of the high rate of associated injuries. The authors report a case of handlebar hernia managed successfully by surgical repair.
authors.affiliation: UO Semplice Chirurgia d'Urgenza, Dipartimento Emergenza Urgenza, Azienda Ospedaliera San Carlo Borromeo, Milano.
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Della Porta
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viti
authors.forename: Maria Elena
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: LoMonaco
authors.forename: Corrado
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: D'Urbano
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries*; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000098:blood supply; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery