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Traumatic Lumbar Hernia: Report of a Case (외상성 허리 탈장: 증례 보고)

  • Lee, Gil Jae;Chung, Min;Yu, Byung Chul
    • Journal of Trauma and Injury
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.222-225
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    • 2013
  • The occurrence of traumatic hernia is rare. However, traumatic lumbar hernias are the most frequently occurring traumatic hernias. Superior lumbar hernias occur more frequently than inferior lumbar hernias, but for anatomical reasons, among traumatic lumbar hernias, inferior lumbar hernias occur more frequently than superior lumbar hernias. Repair of a lumbar hernia is very difficult. Mesh fixation to the bony part and general weakness of surrounding tissue make repair of a lumbar hernia tricky. A traumatic lumbar hernia was repaired using transfascial fixation around the defect to secure the mesh. This technique is another choice for a lumbar hernia technique.

Traumatic lumbar hernia: clinical features and management

  • Park, Youngeun;Chung, Min;Lee, Min A
    • Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
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    • v.95 no.6
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    • pp.340-344
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: Traumatic lumbar hernia is rare, thus making diagnosis and proper treatment challenging. Accordingly, we aimed to investigate the clinical manifestations and proper management strategies of traumatic lumbar hernias. Methods: The medical records of patients with traumatic lumbar hernia treated at Gachon University Gil Hospital from March 2006 to February 2015, were retrospectively reviewed. Results: We included 5 men and 4 women (mean age, 55 years; range, 23-71 years). In 8 patients, most injuries were caused by motor vehicle collisions, including those wherein a pedestrian was struck (5 cases of car accidents, 2 falls, and 1 involving penetrating materials); in 1 patient, the probable cause was severe cough. Eight patients underwent hernia repair surgery (5 open and 3 laparoscopic), and a prosthetic mesh was used in 7 patients. Hernia repairs were elective in 7 patients; emergency hernia repair was performed with right hemicolectomy in 1 patient. No severe complication or recurrence was observed. Only 2 patients had mild complications, such as postoperative seroma. Conclusion: Traumatic lumbar hernia is a relatively rare injury of the posteriolateral abdominal wall. Lumbar hernia should be suspected in patients with high-energy injuries of the torso, and all such patients should undergo abdominopelvic computed tomography. After diagnosis, hernia repair can be electively performed without complications in most cases.

Surgical Evaluation of Diaphragmatic Hernia (횡격막 탈장의 외과적 고찰)

  • 허강배;하현철;김창수;이재성;조성래;김송명
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.96-101
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    • 1993
  • Fourteen cases of diaphragmatic hernias surgically treated at the Dept. of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery in Kosin Medical Center from Jan. 1979 to Feb. 1991, were reviewed in this study. This report includ 9 cases of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia, 5 cases of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Among the traumatic hernias, 5 cases were blunt trauma and 4 cases were penetrating trauma. Five cases of congenital diaphragmatic hernias were presented, including 2 cases of esophageal hiatal hernia, 2 cases of Bochdalek's hernia and a case of Morgagni's hernia. Operation was performed in all patients. Results of all treated cases were excellent.

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A Case of Traumatic Ventral Hernia Repair with a Porcine Dermal Collagen Graft (Permacol) (외상성 복벽 탈장 환자에서 biologic mesh를 이용한 치료)

  • Yu, Byung Chul;Chung, Min
    • Journal of Trauma and Injury
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.63-66
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    • 2012
  • Resection of the bowel is necessary for the repair of a ventral hernia after recovery from trauma in some cases. In such instances, polyester or polypropylene meshcannot be used due to the possibility of infection; we had to use biological mesh instead. We report a case in which a traumatic hernia was repaired with Permacol (Covidien, Norwalk, CT, USA). A 42-year-old male patient had been injured by a factory machine seven months prior to admission. At that time, he had abdominal wall injury and small bowel perforation. His abdominal wall had been a defect after operation. A CT scan of the abdomen showed that the left abdominal wall, which is lateral to left rectus abdominis muscle had only one muscle layer, an external oblique muscle, and that a previous abdominal incision had a defect along the entire incision. During the exploration, 10 cm of small bowel was removed due to firm adhesion to the previous surgical scar. Permacol mesh was applied and fixed with transfascial fixations and tacks by using the intraperitoneal onlay mesh technique. There were no complications after the surgery and the patient was discharged without any problems.

Traumatic Abdominal Wall Hernia (TAWH): Repair by using a Prolen Mesh (복부손상으로 생긴 탈장에 Prolene Mesh를 이용한 수술 1례)

  • Park, Seung Yeon;Chung, Min
    • Journal of Trauma and Injury
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.119-122
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    • 2009
  • Traumatic abdominal wall hernia after blunt abdominal trauma is rare. The prevalence of traumatic abdominal wall hernia in published series is approximately 1%. Recently, by the use of computed tomography has increased the number of occult traumatic abdominal wall hernias (TAWH). A 47-year-old woman presented to the emergency room soon after a traffic accident. She was fully conscious and complained of diffuse, dull, abdominal pain. She had a seat belt on at the time of the accident. Initial computed tomography showed that the lower left abdominal wall had a defect and that a part of the small bowel had herniated through the defect. During the operation, we made an incision at the defect site and confirmed the defect. The defect size was about $15{\times}5cm$. The muscle layers were repaired in layers with absorbable sutures. Prolen mesh was layed down and fixed on the site of the repaired muscle defect. After 6 months, hernia had not recurred, and no weakness of the repaired abdominal wall layers was identified. The patient's postoperative body functions were normal.

Acute Pancreatitis after Additional Trauma in Chronic Traumatic Pancreatic Diaphragmatic Hernia

  • Mun, You Ho;Park, Sin Youl
    • Journal of Trauma and Injury
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.66-70
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    • 2019
  • Traumatic diaphragmatic injuries (TDIs) are a rare complication in thoraco-abdominal trauma. The diagnosis is difficult and if left untreated, TDI can cause traumatic diaphragmatic hernia (TDH). Through an injured diaphragm, the liver, spleen, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine can be herniated to the thoracic cavity, but pancreatic herniation and pancreatitis are quite rare in TDH. This paper reports a case of pancreatitis developed by additional trauma in a patient with asymptomatic chronic TDH. A 58-year-old male visited the emergency department with a left abdominal injury after a fall 6 hours earlier. The vital signs were stable, but the amylase and lipase levels were elevated to 558 U/L and 1,664 U/L, respectively. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a left diaphragmatic hernia and an incarceration of the stomach, pancreatic ductal dilatation, and peripancreatic fatty infiltration. Additional history taking showed that he had suffered a fall approximately 20 years ago and had an accidentally diaphragmatic hernia through a chest CT 6 months earlier. A comparison with the previous CT revealed the pancreatitis to be caused by secondary pancreatic ductal obstruction due to the incarcerated stomach. For pancreatitis, gastrointestinal decompression was performed, and after 3 days, the pancreatic enzyme was normalized; hence, a thoracotomy was performed. A small ruptured diaphragm was found and reposition of the organs was performed. This paper reports the experience of successfully treating pancreatitis and pancreatic hernia developed after trauma without complications through a thoracotomy following gastrointestinal decompression.

Traumatic abdominal wall hernia with hemoperitoneum caused by blunt injury: laparoscopic exploration with mini-laparotomy repair. A case report

  • Jeong, Euisung;Jang, Hyunseok;Jo, Younggoun;Park, Yunchul;Lee, Naa;Kim, Jungchul
    • Journal of Trauma and Injury
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    • v.35 no.1
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    • pp.61-65
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    • 2022
  • Traumatic abdominal wall hernia is a very rare clinical entity. Herein, we report the case of a patient who was transferred from a local clinic to the emergency department because of left lower abdominal pain. Initially, an intra-abdominal hematoma was observed on computed tomography and no extravasation was noted. Conservative treatment was initiated, and the patient's symptoms were slightly relieved. However, though abdominal pain was relieved during the hospital stay, bowel herniation was suspected in the left periumbilical area. Follow-up computed tomography showed traumatic abdominal wall hernia with hemoperitoneum in the abdomen. We performed a laparoscopic exploration of the injury site and hernia lesion. The anterior abdominal wall hernia was successfully closed.

Traumatic Abdominal Wall Hernia: A Case Report

  • Yang, Youngro;Kim, Kwangsig
    • Journal of Trauma and Injury
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.70-73
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    • 2017
  • Traumatic abdominal wall hernia is a rare condition that can follow any blunt trauma to the abdomen. Generally there has been an increase in the incidence of blunt abdominal trauma, although the case of traumatic abdominal wall hernias are rare. Probably due to the elasticity of the abdominal wall for resisting the shear forces generated by a traumatic impacts. In this case, we are reporting 1 rare case, diagnosed as an abdominal wall hernia associated with herniation of bowel loops due to blunt trauma without intra-abdominal injury including peritoneum.

Massive traumatic abdominal wall hernia in pediatric multitrauma in Australia: a case report

  • Sarah Douglas-Seidl;Camille Wu
    • Journal of Trauma and Injury
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.447-450
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    • 2023
  • Traumatic abdominal wall hernia is a rare presentation, most commonly reported in the context of motor vehicle accidents and associated with blunt abdominal injuries and handlebar injuries in the pediatric population. A 13-year-old boy presented with multiple traumatic injuries and hemodynamic instability after a high-speed motor vehicle accident. His injuries consisted of massive traumatic abdominal wall hernia (grade 4) with bowel injury and perforation, blunt aortic injury, a Chance fracture, hemopneumothorax, and a humeral shaft fracture. Initial surgical management included partial resection of the terminal ileum, sigmoid colon, and descending colon. Laparostomy was managed with negative pressure wound therapy. The patient underwent skin-only primary closure of the abdominal wall and required multiple returns to theatre for debridement, dressing changes, and repair of other injuries. Various surgical management options for abdominal wall closure were considered. In total, he underwent 36 procedures. The multiple injuries had competing management aims, which required close collaboration between specialist clinicians to form an individualized management plan. The severity and complexity of this injury was of a scale not previously experienced by many clinicians and benefited from intrahospital and interhospital specialist collaboration. The ideal aim of primary surgical repair was not possible in this case of a giant abdominal wall defect.

Clinical Review of Diaphragmatic Hernia (횡경막 탈장의 임상적 고찰)

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    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • v.28 no.9
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    • pp.837-841
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    • 1995
  • Between June 1981 and April 1994, 15 patients underwent surgical repair of diaphragmatic hernia. The ages ranged from 1 day to 60 years, with a mean age of 34. There were 5 cases of congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Bochdalek hernia in 4 cases and Morgagni hernia in 1 case. There were 10 cases of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia;blunt trauma in 8 cases and stab wounds in 2 cases. The chest X-ray findings were abnormal in 10 cases. Operations were performed in all patients and there was only one death, who was a newborn with left Bochdalek hernia and pulmonary hypoplasia.

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