title: Waldeyer's hernia.
abstract: One of the rare sites of internal abdominal hernia is Waldeyer's peritoneal fossa. A case report in a young adult male is presented with preoperative roentgen diagnosis on a small bowel follow-through. Anatomic types of paraduodenal fossae are described and some points of surgical importance are stressed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006547:Hernia / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D007583:Jejunum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography