title: [A rare form of internal hernia: hernia of the sigmoid mesocolon].
abstract: An internal hernia of sigmoid mesocolon provoking an occlusive syndrome is described, and the different types of hernia of sigmoid mesocolon analyzed and discussed. The diagnosis of these rare (5% of cases) internal hernias is established frequently at operation only, their treatment, always surgical, being simple when instituted in their early stages.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie générale et digestive, Hôpital de la Conception, Marseille.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Berthet
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Assadourian
mesh_terms: D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008646:Mesocolon; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Une forme rare de hernie interne: la hernie du mésocôlon sigmoïde.