Internal hernia: Isolated small intestinal peritoneal encapsulation, a rare cause of acute intestinal obstruction in adolescent: A case report

Internal hernia: Isolated small intestinal peritoneal encapsulation, a rare cause of acute intestinal obstruction in adolescent: A case report

Intestinal peritoneal encapsulation as the sole cause of acute intestinal obstruction in adolescent is rare. It poses a diagnostic dilemma where there is lack of high technological equipment to aid diagnosis, usually confirmed at surgery. A good knowledge of this condition will raise the index of su...

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Main Authors: J A Abiahu, T U Mbaeri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
acute intestinal obstruction
adolescent
peritoneal encapsulation
Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2018;volume=27;issue=4;spage=374;epage=376;aulast=Abiahu;type=0
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spelling doaj-6346b6b87f144fd0a6e9a18eaf20900c2021-08-09T10:21:41ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsNigerian Journal of Medicine1115-26132018-01-0127437437610.4103/1115-2613.278805Internal hernia: Isolated small intestinal peritoneal encapsulation, a rare cause of acute intestinal obstruction in adolescent: A case reportJ A AbiahuT U MbaeriIntestinal peritoneal encapsulation as the sole cause of acute intestinal obstruction in adolescent is rare. It poses a diagnostic dilemma where there is lack of high technological equipment to aid diagnosis, usually confirmed at surgery. A good knowledge of this condition will raise the index of suspicion and guide prompt surgical intervention, thus this report.http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2018;volume=27;issue=4;spage=374;epage=376;aulast=Abiahu;type=0acute intestinal obstructionadolescentperitoneal encapsulation
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author J A Abiahu
T U Mbaeri
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T U Mbaeri
Internal hernia: Isolated small intestinal peritoneal encapsulation, a rare cause of acute intestinal obstruction in adolescent: A case report
Nigerian Journal of Medicine
acute intestinal obstruction
adolescent
peritoneal encapsulation
author_facet J A Abiahu
T U Mbaeri
author_sort J A Abiahu
title Internal hernia: Isolated small intestinal peritoneal encapsulation, a rare cause of acute intestinal obstruction in adolescent: A case report
title_short Internal hernia: Isolated small intestinal peritoneal encapsulation, a rare cause of acute intestinal obstruction in adolescent: A case report
title_full Internal hernia: Isolated small intestinal peritoneal encapsulation, a rare cause of acute intestinal obstruction in adolescent: A case report
title_fullStr Internal hernia: Isolated small intestinal peritoneal encapsulation, a rare cause of acute intestinal obstruction in adolescent: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Internal hernia: Isolated small intestinal peritoneal encapsulation, a rare cause of acute intestinal obstruction in adolescent: A case report
title_sort internal hernia: isolated small intestinal peritoneal encapsulation, a rare cause of acute intestinal obstruction in adolescent: a case report
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Nigerian Journal of Medicine
issn 1115-2613
publishDate 2018-01-01
description Intestinal peritoneal encapsulation as the sole cause of acute intestinal obstruction in adolescent is rare. It poses a diagnostic dilemma where there is lack of high technological equipment to aid diagnosis, usually confirmed at surgery. A good knowledge of this condition will raise the index of suspicion and guide prompt surgical intervention, thus this report.
topic acute intestinal obstruction
adolescent
peritoneal encapsulation
url http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2018;volume=27;issue=4;spage=374;epage=376;aulast=Abiahu;type=0
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