Handlebar hernia: a case report

Emerg Radiol. 2007 Jan;13(4):213-5. doi: 10.1007/s10140-006-0537-1. Epub 2006 Nov 16.

Abstract

A 36-year-old man fell from his bicycle and struck his lower abdomen on the end of the handlebar. Computed tomography (CT) showed a small bowel loop protruding into the subcutaneous fat layer of the abdominal wall. We present this case of handlebar hernia, a rare type of traumatic abdominal wall hernia, and the usefulness of CT in diagnosing such injuries.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Adult
  • Bicycling / injuries*
  • Hernia, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hernia, Abdominal / etiology
  • Hernia, Abdominal / surgery
  • Humans
  • Laparotomy
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Wounds and Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
  • Wounds and Injuries / surgery