| Handlebar hernia in children. | |
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PMID: 21098798 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Handlebar hernia is a rare form of traumatic abdominal wall hernia usually occurring in children. As the name suggests, it results from the blunt impact of a handlebar after a fall from a bicycle. A classic case is described of such a hernia occurring in a 14-year-old boy who presented with minimal external signs of injury, but was found to have significant traumatic disruption to the abdominal wall musculature and peritoneum, requiring surgical repair. A review of the English literature found only 25 cases of handlebar hernias in children less than 16 years of age. The average age is 9 years, and two-thirds of cases occur in boys. The frequency of associated visceral injury is low. The majority of reported cases were managed with surgical exploration and simple suture repair. Despite minimal signs on examination, the history should raise suspicion of significant underlying muscular disruption. |
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Authors:
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P J Mitchell; M Green; A N Ramesh |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-11-23 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ Volume: 28 ISSN: 1472-0213 ISO Abbreviation: Emerg Med J Publication Date: 2011 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-04-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100963089 Medline TA: Emerg Med J Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 439-40 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of General Surgery, University Hospital South Manchester NHS Trust, Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, Manchester M23 9LT, UK; peter.mitchell40@btopenworld.com. |
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