CT demonstration of traumatic ventral hernia and diaphragmatic rupture. A case report.

Traumatic ventral hernias occur rarely. A case is presented where bowel has herniated through a traumatic defect of the anterior abdominal musculature, demonstrated by CT. This has not been previously reported in the literature. These loops of bowel showed mural thickening and high density indicating severe injury and were found at laparotomy to be ischaemic. The patient simultaneously suffered rupture of the right hemidiaphragm, also demonstrated by CT and also an uncommon injury.