@article{ref1,
title="Handlebar hernia in children: a conservative approach. Case report and literature review",
journal="Journal of surgical case reports",
year="2018",
author="Aggelidou, Maria and Deftereos, Savas and Foutzitzi, Soultana and Oikonomou, Panagoula and Kambouri, Katerina",
volume="2018",
number="4",
pages="rjy075-rjy075",
abstract="Handlebar hernias are very rare and occur after a blunt abdominal trauma by a bicycle handlebar or a handlebar-shape object. As a result the abdominal wall musculature and fascia are disrupted while the skin is still intact. A good history of the injury and physical examination are usually enough to pose a diagnosis. We report the case of bicycle-handlebar hernia in a 6-year-old boy who presented to our emergency department because of a reducible swelling above the left iliac crest after falling from his bicycle 3 days ago. The patient was treated conservatively with a weekly follow-up. Four weeks later the muscle disruption was healed. In pediatric patient in the absence of internal organ injuries, a handlebar hernia can successfully be managed conservatively.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2042-8812",
doi="10.1093/jscr/rjy075",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjy075"
}