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Case report: doing the mesenteric twist

A 23 year old female presents with an internal hernia after undergoing a laparoscopic duodenojejunostomy for superior mesenteric artery syndrome. This is an extremely uncommon complication. On review of the literature and this case, it is hypothesized that the internal hernia happened in this case d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Holinger, Courtney, Sejka, Magdalena, Skidmore, Adam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10442271/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37614467
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjad221
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Sumario:A 23 year old female presents with an internal hernia after undergoing a laparoscopic duodenojejunostomy for superior mesenteric artery syndrome. This is an extremely uncommon complication. On review of the literature and this case, it is hypothesized that the internal hernia happened in this case due to the longer than usual distance between the duodenojejunal flexure and the part of jejunum brought up to anastomosis.