%0 Journal Article
%T Lateral abdominal wall hernia following blunt trauma - a rare case
%A Nnamdi Nwaejike
%A Antony Pittathankal
%A Michael Walsh
%J Journal of Radiology Case Reports
%D 2009
%I EduRad Publishing
%R 10.3941/jrcr.v3i1.67
%X The presence of superficial bruising, no abnormal signs on abdominal examination and a negative FAST scan of the abdomen may not be enough to rule out intra-abdominal pathology. We report on the usefulness of CT in diagnosing a post-traumatic abdominal wall hernia.
%K trauma
%K abdominal wall hernia
%K bruising
%U http://www.radiologycases.com/index.php/radiologycases/article/view/67