title: Left paraduodenal hernia with chronic abdominal symptoms.
abstract: A case of left paraduodenal hernia giving chronic abdominal symptoms is presented. For 3 years the patient had had unexplained abdominal pains, the reason for which was not found until a laparotomy was performed. A retrospective review of the x-ray films showed that an internal hernia should have been suspected from the small bowel follow-through and barium enema. The possible existence of an internal hernia in cases of unexplained abdominal pains is emphasized.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004733:Enema; D006547:Hernia / Q000150:complications*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate