Spontaneous epigastric hernia causing gastric outlet obstruction: a case report.
Epigastric hernia, a rare form of ventral abdominal hernia, accounts for 0.4 - 1.5% of all abdominal wall hernias. It usually occurs in middle - aged individuals and is rarely large enough to admit more than a small amount of extra-peritoneal fat. In this case report, we present a 64 years old woman with 6 days history of sudden onset of painful epigastric swelling associated with acute gastric outlet obstruction. We did not find a previous report of a similar case in the medical literature.
Arowolo
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Department of Surgery, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. arowolodoctor1@yahoo.com
Ogundiran
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Adebamowo
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D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous