title: Immediate laparoscopic repair of a traumatic abdominal wall hernia in a 2-year-old child.
abstract: Traumatic abdominal wall hernia in children with intact skin is rare. This type of hernia is caused by blunt trauma abdomen that does not penetrate the skin. These hernias have been repaired in adults by open repair. We report the first laparoscopic repair of this condition in a 2-year-old child with blunt abdominal trauma in emergent settings.
authors: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Michael E. Debakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. ashwinpgi@hotmail.com
authors: Ashwin
authors: A
authors: Pimpalwar
authors: Jacob
authors: J
authors: Joseph
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*