Laparoscopic surgery for two patients with strangulated transomental hernias

Abstract Background Transomental hernias are a rare type of internal hernia. We report two cases of successful cases of laparoscopic repair. One required laparotomy due to concern for intestinal viability. Case presentation The first patient was a 67-year-old man who presented with abdominal pain an...

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Main Authors: Yuka Fujimoto, Yuki Ohya, Shintaro Hayashida, Masayoshi Iizaka, Yuto Maeda, Sayahito Kumamoto, Akira Tsuji, Hidekatsu Shibata, Kunitaka Kuramoto, Hironori Hayashi, Osamu Nakahara, Shinjiro Tomiyasu, Yukihiro Inomata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-03-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00815-y