A case of bowel perforation due to traumatic hernia at a pelvic fracture site: a case report and review of the literature

A case of bowel perforation due to traumatic hernia at a pelvic fracture site: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Common complications of pelvic fractures include visceral injury, large-volume hemorrhage, genitourinary injury, rectal injury, and pulmonary embolism. On the other hand, traumatic hernia is a rare complication, especially in association with pelvic fractures. We report a case of...

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Main Authors: Ryota Tanaka, Hisashi Nagahara, Kiyoshi Maeda, Hiroshi Ohtani, Masatsune Shibutani, Tatsuro Tamura, Tetsuro Ikeya, Kenji Sugano, Yasuhito Iseki, Katsunobu Sakurai, Sadaaki Yamazoe, Kenjiro Kimura, Takahiro Toyokawa, Ryosuke Amano, Naoshi Kubo, Hiroaki Tanaka, Kazuya Muguruma, Kosei Hirakawa, Masaichi Ohira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Bowel perforation
Traumatic hernia
Pelvic fracture
Emergency operation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-017-0278-y

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