Transmesenteric Internal Herniation of Small Bowel in an Elderly

Transmesenteric Internal Herniation of Small Bowel in an Elderly

A 68-year-old male complained of epigastric pain and coffee ground vomitus for hours. Emergent panendoscopy revealed diffuse esophageal ulcers, mild hiatal hernia, and gastric erosion. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan was performed due to the persistent abdominal pain with peritonitis. CT...

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Main Authors: Lu-Chih Kung, Yu-Jang Su, Yen-Chun Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2012-03-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Subjects:
internal hernia
transmesenteric hernia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959812000233
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spelling doaj-8b9bcafb843144ae8645f401f627c8992020-11-24T23:52:02ZengTaiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)International Journal of Gerontology1873-95982012-03-0161585910.1016/j.ijge.2012.01.005Transmesenteric Internal Herniation of Small Bowel in an ElderlyLu-Chih Kung0Yu-Jang Su1Yen-Chun Lai2Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 10449, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 10449, TaiwanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanA 68-year-old male complained of epigastric pain and coffee ground vomitus for hours. Emergent panendoscopy revealed diffuse esophageal ulcers, mild hiatal hernia, and gastric erosion. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan was performed due to the persistent abdominal pain with peritonitis. CT scan without enhancement showed transmesenteric internal herniation of the small bowel with strangulation. The condition of the patient deteriorated and he died from extreme shock and peritonitis after 3 hours of observation in the surgical intensive care unit.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959812000233internal herniatransmesenteric hernia
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author Lu-Chih Kung
Yu-Jang Su
Yen-Chun Lai
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Yu-Jang Su
Yen-Chun Lai
Transmesenteric Internal Herniation of Small Bowel in an Elderly
International Journal of Gerontology
internal hernia
transmesenteric hernia
author_facet Lu-Chih Kung
Yu-Jang Su
Yen-Chun Lai
author_sort Lu-Chih Kung
title Transmesenteric Internal Herniation of Small Bowel in an Elderly
title_short Transmesenteric Internal Herniation of Small Bowel in an Elderly
title_full Transmesenteric Internal Herniation of Small Bowel in an Elderly
title_fullStr Transmesenteric Internal Herniation of Small Bowel in an Elderly
title_full_unstemmed Transmesenteric Internal Herniation of Small Bowel in an Elderly
title_sort transmesenteric internal herniation of small bowel in an elderly
publisher Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)
series International Journal of Gerontology
issn 1873-9598
publishDate 2012-03-01
description A 68-year-old male complained of epigastric pain and coffee ground vomitus for hours. Emergent panendoscopy revealed diffuse esophageal ulcers, mild hiatal hernia, and gastric erosion. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan was performed due to the persistent abdominal pain with peritonitis. CT scan without enhancement showed transmesenteric internal herniation of the small bowel with strangulation. The condition of the patient deteriorated and he died from extreme shock and peritonitis after 3 hours of observation in the surgical intensive care unit.
topic internal hernia
transmesenteric hernia
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959812000233
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