Double traumatic abdominal wall hernia and colon laceration due to a pelvic fracture.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A traumatic abdominal wall hernia was observed in association with a colonic laceration due to a pelvic fracture. The presence of this specific combination of injuries is a rare clinical entity. CT evaluation with intravenous and bowel contrast media identified the traumatic abdominal wall hernia and the bowel entrapment.
Medical subject headings
- Colon
- Fractures, Bone
- Hernia, Ventral
- Ilium
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Sacrum