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A rare case of a closed loop obstruction due to epiploic appendage of the sigmoid colon

An internal hernia is a protrusion of viscera through a congenital or acquired defect in the mesentery of peritoneum. They account for <0.9% of all small bowel obstructions [1] and ~4% of obstructions due to hernias [2]. We present a rare case of closed loop obstruction secondary to a band adhesi...

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Autores principales: Gosavi, Rathin, Ban, Ee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7054199/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32153757
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaa008