@article{ref1,
title="Traumatic abdominal wall hernia secondary to seatbelt injury: a case successfully managed by delayed surgical mesh repair and complicated by intervening pregnancy",
journal="BMJ case reports",
year="2018",
author="Makaranka, Stanislau and Hever, Pennylouise and Cavale, Naveen",
volume="2018",
number="",
pages="e224880-e224880",
abstract="Traumatic abdominal wall hernia (TAWH) is a rare type of hernia occurring secondary to blunt trauma. We report a case of seatbelt-associated TAWH in a 20-year-old woman who was presented to hospital via ambulance following a road traffic collision with a distended abdomen, peritonitis and free gas, with an associated TAWH identified on CT imaging. The patient underwent delayed surgical repair of her hernia using biological mesh, without recurrence, with a clinical course complicated by pregnancy. We use this report to demonstrate late repair as a safe and effective option for management of TAWH in pregnancy, with active surveillance and a multidisciplinary approach by the obstetric, plastic surgery and trauma teams.<br><br>© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2018. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1757-790X",
doi="10.1136/bcr-2018-224880",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-224880"
}