Incarcerated transmesosigmoid hernia presenting in a 60-year-old man: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Internal hernias are a rare cause of small bowel obstruction and are estimated to account for 1% to 5% of cases. Herniation through a defect in the sigmoid mesocolon constitutes 6% of all internal hernias. CASE PRESENTATION: In this case report we describe a rare case of a fit and heal...

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Autores principales: Collins, Danielle, Kavanagh, Dara, Myers, Eddie, Richards, Steve, McDermott, Enda
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2396178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18485232
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-161

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