Internal abdominal hernia: Intestinal obstruction due to trans-mesenteric hernia containing transverse colon

INTRODUCTION Internal abdominal hernias are infrequent but an increasing cause of bowel obstruction still often underdiagnosed. Among adults its usual causes are congenital anomalies of intestinal rotation, postsurgical iatrogenic, trauma or infection diseases. PRESENTATION OF CASE We report the cas...

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Main Authors: Crispín-Trebejo, Brenda, Robles-Cuadros, María Cristina, Orendo-Velásquez, Edwin, Andrade, Felipe P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10757/320534