Left Paraduodenal Hernia Presenting as Closed Loop Jejunal Obstruction in a Young Female: An Enigmatic and Perilous Differential of Acute Abdomen

Left Paraduodenal Hernia Presenting as Closed Loop Jejunal Obstruction in a Young Female: An Enigmatic and Perilous Differential of Acute Abdomen

Internal hernia is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction, accounting for <2% of cases with paraduodenal type being the most common. An internal hernia, mostly acquired, develops due to protuberance of the intestine through a gap in the peritoneum or mesentery formed as a result of an antecedent...

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Main Authors: Deepak Rajput, Ankit Rai, Amit Gupta, Subramanian Chezhian, Shashank Kumar, Ashikesh Kundal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2021-07-01
Series:The Surgery Journal
Subjects:
closed-loop obstruction
small bowel obstruction
paraduodenal hernia
chronic pain abdomen
internal hernia
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1733989

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