A Rare Case of Large Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Bone Grafting

Anterior abdominal wall incisional hernias can occasionally present as acute intestinal obstruction. Incisional hernias occurring at uncommon sites or after uncommon surgeries may contribute to diagnostic dilemmas. Herein, we report the case of a 53-year-old lady who presented with obstructed incisi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Vemulakonda, Sri Hari Priya, Samy, Angeline Mary, Venkatesan, Prashanth Venkatesan, Elamurugan, TP, Maroju, Nanda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
General Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7370644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32699696
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8700
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Sumario:Anterior abdominal wall incisional hernias can occasionally present as acute intestinal obstruction. Incisional hernias occurring at uncommon sites or after uncommon surgeries may contribute to diagnostic dilemmas. Herein, we report the case of a 53-year-old lady who presented with obstructed incisional hernia following autologous iliac bone grafting. We report this as a rare case of obstructed incisional hernia following an orthopedic procedure.

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