Rare Case of Large Bowel Injury due to Direct Blunt Trauma to a Preexisting Femoral Hernia

Table 1

Literature overview of bowel perforations due to blunt trauma.

Year, journal	Authors	Title	Treatment; outcome
2014, Case Reports in Emergency Medicine [6]	Moustafa et al.	Diagnosis of an inguinal hernia after a blunt inguinal trauma with an intestinal perforation	Laparotomy, resection; discharge on day 10
2012, Hernia [7]	Shahin et al.	Small bowel perforation due to blunt trauma to an inguinal hernia: a case report and literature review	Minilaparotomy, suturing of perforation, uneventful; discharge after a few days
2011, Hernia [8]	Westwood and Milsom	Colonic perforation following blunt trauma to an inguinal hernia	Laparoscopy, primary closure, uneventful; discharge on day 5
2009, Hernia [9]	Neuhaus et al.	Intestinal perforation following a blunt abdominal trauma in patients with pre-existing inguinal hernia	3 cases, laparotomy, 2x uneventful, 1x ileus, and incisional hernia
2009, Hernia [10]	Ersoz et al.	Isolated terminal ileum perforation after a kick blow to an inguinal hernia	Direct suturing of perforation, postoperatively uneventful; discharge on day 7
2003, Hernia [11]	Oncel et al.	Small bowel perforation due to blunt trauma directly to the inguinal region: a case report	Laparotomy, resection and anastomosis, uneventful; discharge on day 5
2000, American Journal of Roentgenology [12]	Uppot et al.	Intestinal perforation from blunt trauma to an inguinal hernia	Laparotomy, colon resection
2000, Praxis [13]	Nussbaumer et al.	Traumatic perforation of the small intestine—a rare complication of inguinal hernia	Laparoscopy, direct suturing of perforation