title: [A case of strangulated trans-omentum hernia].
abstract: After a review of the Literature, the Authors report a case of intestinal obstruction caused by trans-omentum hernia. This unusual disease is due to a defect of the greater omentum with herniation and secondary strangulation of small bowel. The clinical presentation was that of an intestinal obstruction with rare possibility of preoperative diagnosis. Therefore, a correct knowledge of this pathology and immediate surgery are necessary for the prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica Generale, Università degli Studi di Messina.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Versaci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rossitto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panté
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lepore
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Genovese
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciccolo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006547:Hernia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum