title: Traumatic abdominal wall hernia, easily missed.
abstract: A 30-year-old male was diagnosed with a disruption of the musculofibrotic abdominal wall as a result of a blunt trauma 3 years after the injury. His traumatic abdominal wall hernia (TAWH) was initially missed on physical examination and computed tomography. The patient presented now with a lump in the left flank after a period of intended weight loss. Laparoscopic repair of the hernia resulted in being asymptomatic ever since. Missing a TAWH might have major consequences, such as incarceration and strangulation. Therefore, it is important to consider a TAWH after blunt abdominal trauma.
authors: Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht, The Netherlands. S.Nell@students.uu.nl
authors: Sjoerd
authors: S
authors: Nell
authors: Marc W A
authors: MW
authors: van Tilburg
authors: Rogier K J
authors: RK
authors: Simmermacher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*