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
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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