Intestinal obstruction due to a defect in the omentum.
An unusual cause of instestinal obstruction is described in a 46-year-old woman thought before operation to have Crohn's disease. The right colon and terminal ileum had passed through a defect that had developed spontaneously in the greater omentum and had remained in that position for at least 1 year. The bowel was reduced and the multiple defects in the omentum were repaired.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000601:surgery; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery