Red herring: a rare cause of small bowel obstruction.
This is a case report of a 73-year-old man with a small bowel obstruction secondary to an incarcerated paracaecal hernia. His large right inguinal hernia, initially suspected as a potential source of obstruction, turned out to be a red herring. Congenital internal hernias are a very rare cause of bowel obstruction. In this report we review the literature and embryology behind these uncommon occurrences.
Smith
G H M
GH
Department of General Surgery, St. John's Hospital at Howden, Howden Road West, Livingston.
Skipworth
R J E
RJ
Duff
M D
MD
Anderson
D N
DN
D000368:Aged; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006547:Hernia / Q000150:complications* / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male