Diaphragmatic hernia as a rare cause of bowel obstruction

Mechanical intestinal obstruction is a common cause of acute abdominal pain that brings patients to the emergency department. One of the main causes is adhesion in the abdomen after abdominal surgery, but rarer causes exist and are a diagnostic challenge due to the similarity of the presenting sympt...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gaspar, Daniela, Constantino, Júlio, Sá, Milene, Casimiro, Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8788221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35087654
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjab596
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Sumario:Mechanical intestinal obstruction is a common cause of acute abdominal pain that brings patients to the emergency department. One of the main causes is adhesion in the abdomen after abdominal surgery, but rarer causes exist and are a diagnostic challenge due to the similarity of the presenting symptoms. Here, we present a case of intestinal obstruction caused by diaphragmatic hernia.

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