title: Congenital "transhaesio intestini tenuis supragastrica" in a 14-year-old girl - a rare case of internal hernia.
abstract: Intestinal obstruction caused by internal hernia is a rare condition. A 14-year-old girl who suffered from acute abdominal pain two days after appendectomy is presented. Abdominal sonography and plain abdominal x-ray showed dilated small bowel loops and air-fluid levels indicating mechanical intestinal obstruction. Exploratory laparotomy revealed small intestine loops herniated through the lesser omentum. The anatomical aspects are reviewed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, University of Graz, Medical School, Graz, Austria. katayoun.bahadori@klinikum-graz.at
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bahadori
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mayr
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schleef
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000601:surgery