Congenital "transhaesio intestini tenuis supragastrica" in a 14-year-old girl - a rare case of internal hernia.
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.
Bahadori
K
K
Department of Paediatric Surgery, University of Graz, Medical School, Graz, Austria. katayoun.bahadori@klinikum-graz.at
Mayr
J
J
Schleef
J
J
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