title: Traumatic spigelian hernia due to handlebar injury in a child: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Traumatic abdominal wall hernia is a rare clinical entity despite the high incidence of blunt abdominal trauma. In children, traumatic abdominal wall injury can occur even after minor trauma without any associated intra-abdominal injury. We report a case of Spigelian hernia due to a handlebar injury in a male child of 9 years, who came for treatment 5 weeks after the injury. Ultrasonography confirmed the clinical diagnosis of traumatic Spigelian hernia. The case was taken up for open surgery and anatomical repair was done with prolene. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Ghaziabad India.
authors.forename: Sudhir Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad, India.
authors.forename: Salabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Ghaziabad India.
authors.forename: Saurabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goel
keywords: Handlebar hernia; Spigelian hernia; Traumatic hernia