title: Mesenteric hernia: a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in children.
abstract: A 3-year-old boy presented with small bowel obstruction resulting from incarceration of the distal ileum in a mesentric defect. Attempted laparoscopy was unsuccessful. The hernia was reduced successfully at laparotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Debrousse, Lyon, Cedex, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garignon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Paparel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liloku
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lansiaux
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Basset
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000601:surgery