Transmesenteric hernia in the meso-appendix with gangrene of the small bowel.
Reviewing the literature, transmesenteric hernias were found to be rare. A case with herniation in the meso-appendix, intestinal obstruction and gangrene of the small bowel is presented. Surgery was performed and the outcome was uneventful.
D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene; D006547:Hernia / Q000150:complications; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology