Type IV paraesophageal hernia as a cause of ileus: Report of a case

INTRODUCTION: Type IV paraesophageal hernias (PEHs) have been rarely reported in the literature. Transverse colon is the most common viscus to herniate in this category. PRESENTATION OF CASE: Herein we present a case with an emergent admission of a 66 year old man with type IV PEH with small intesti...

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Autores principales: Makris, Marinos C., Moris, Demetrios, Yettimis, Evripides, Varsamidakis, Nikolaos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4334640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25506851
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.10.090
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Type IV paraesophageal hernias (PEHs) have been rarely reported in the literature. Transverse colon is the most common viscus to herniate in this category. PRESENTATION OF CASE: Herein we present a case with an emergent admission of a 66 year old man with type IV PEH with small intestine into the hernia sac. DISCUSSION: The diagnosis of PEHs can be challenging due to their extremely low incidence and the non-specific symptoms and can be easily missed from the initial differential diagnosis. CONCLUSION: In this case, the hernia was diagnosed early and managed successfully with an immediate laparotomy.

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