title: Transomental hernia causing intestinal obstruction in an elderly patient.
abstract: This report describes the oldest recorded patient with a transomental hernia. She illustrates several important points in dealing with internal hernias in the elderly patient.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small; D009852:Omentum