Type of communication: Poster.

Title: Handlebar hernia in children: a case report.

Authors: H. Benmerzoug*, MO. Belaloui**

* Mohamed Boudiaf hospital. Oum El Bouaghi.

**EHS Sidi Mabrouk. Constantine.

**Faculty of medicine. Constantine 3 University.

Introduction: Traumatic abdominal wall hernias are rare in children. They are typically caused by bicycle handlebar trauma. We report a case of a right pararectal posttraumatic hernia.

Observation: A 10-year-old boy hospitalized in emergency for an isolated handlebar abdominal trauma. Clinical condition and hemodynamic constants were stable. Abdominal examination shows a 10 cm painful right flank tumefaction. CT scan shows an external oblique muscle defect of 6 cm with intestinal herniation through, with a muscle contusion. The patient was operated 48 hours later, with hernia repair.

Conclusion: Handlebar hernia is a rare traumatic abdominal wall in children. All children who have this type of trauma should be explored for immediate or delayed hernia.