Case Report
Year: 2021 | Month: January | Volume: 11 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 187-189
Ultimate Rare Complication of Incisional Hernia - Spontaneous Rupture - A Case Report
Wasim T. Jafri1, Moses A. W. Ingty2, Sunil B. Magdum3
1Junior Resident, Department of Surgery, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Sangli
2Professor, Department of Surgery, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Sangli
3Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Sangli
Corresponding Author: Wasim T. Jafri
ABSTRACT
The ultimate complication of incisional hernia in the form of spontaneous rupture, is a very rare complication, only few cases have been reported. Incisional hernia is a known complication of abdominal wall surgery. Rupture of incisional hernia is a surgical emergency, which requires urgent reduction of bowel contents and a proper closure of abdominal wall. Here we present a case of a 55-year-old male, who developed incisional hernia following an exploratory laparotomy and did not care for it and failed to follow-up with the treating surgeon ending in ultimate catastrophe of rupture of the hernia.
Key words: Spontaneous rupture, Incisional hernia.