title: [Intestinal occlusion caused by internal hernia of the retrocaecal recess. Description of a case].
abstract: The authors describe an acute intestinal occlusion due to a rare case of strangulated intra-abdominal hernia of the retrocaecal peritoneal recess. They underline the rarity of this pathology which is often treated in emergency without any possibility of preoperative diagnosis. Therefore, in order to carry out surgical therapy with good results, a correct knowledge of the anatomical features of these hernias is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale Civile E. Agnelli, Pinerolo.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Paron
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peirano
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sacco
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cardino
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006547:Hernia / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Occlusione intestinale da ernia interna del recesso retrocecale. Descrizione di un caso.