TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Handlebar hernia in children: a conservative approach. Case report and literature review
JO  - Journal of surgical case reports
A1  - Aggelidou, Maria
A1  - Deftereos, Savas
A1  - Foutzitzi, Soultana
A1  - Oikonomou, Panagoula
A1  - Kambouri, Katerina
SP  - rjy075
EP  - rjy075
VL  - 2018
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2042-8812
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjy075
ID  - ref1
ER  -