Handlebar Hernias: Case Reports of Rare
Traumatic Abdominal Wall Hernias
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Correspondence
Ramesh B. Hatti Mch(paed. surg)
Asst. prof. Dept of surgery, S.N.M.C and H.S.K Hospital,
Navanagar, Bagalkot-587102, Karnataka, India.
Mobile: +91 9632730696; E-mail: docrbh@yahoo.co.in
Abdominal wall hernias caused by direct trauma from handlebar-like objects,are therefore called handlebar hernias, are a rare occurrence. There have been few reports in the literature of traumatic trans-rectus herniation (1). The presentation can vary substantially and the diagnosis is difficult.