Traumatic inguinal hernia after fall from truck on a broom

BACKGROUND: Inguinal hernias are among the most common abdominal wall hernias but rarely caused by penetrating trauma. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a 61-year-old patient with a traumatic inguinal hernia after penetrating injury through the inguinal canal. Local inspection of the intestines...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bakker, Daniel, de Jong, Louis, van Buijtenen, Jesse, Verseveld, Maria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9092265/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35571575
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcr.2022.100617
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Inguinal hernias are among the most common abdominal wall hernias but rarely caused by penetrating trauma. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a 61-year-old patient with a traumatic inguinal hernia after penetrating injury through the inguinal canal. Local inspection of the intestines and abdominal cavity showed no fecal spill, blood clots or signs of contamination. Therefore, no laparoscopy or laparotomy was initiated. The abdominal wall was closed using a mesh patch. No infections or re-herniation occurred. CONCLUSION: Clinicians could consider local exploration in the treatment of traumatic inguinal hernias.

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