title: Left paraduodenal hernia: a case report.
abstract: Congenital internal hernias often remain unrecognized since they are infrequent and produce nonspecific abdominal symptoms. Abdominal imaging during a symptomatic episode leads to the diagnosis. Surgical treatment is essential regarding the risks of incarceration. We report a case of left paraduodenal hernia misdiagnosed for over thirty years despite extensive imaging and surgical exploration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Digestive and Laparoscopic Surgery, Brugmann University Hospital, Brussels.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thoma
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scherpings
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Verschraegen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Theunis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nyst
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*