title: [Internal hernia--a rare cause of intestinal obstruction].
abstract: Internal hernia is rare its frequency ranging between 0.6 and 5.8%. It results from the protrusion of one or more abdominal viscera (usually small bowel) through an intraperitoneal opening. The opening can be normal (e.g. Winslow foramen), congenital (paraduodenal fossa, ileocecal fossa), or abnormal anatomical entities (after trauma or surgery). The clinical diagnosis of internal hernia is difficult because of the lack of specific signs and symptoms. There is a 63.6% lifetime risk of strangulation and bowel ischemia. In such cases, computed tomography is essential in the preoperative diagnosis because of the high mortality rate (20%) (which justifies its costs).
authors.affiliation: Clinica a III-a Chirurgie, Facultatea de Medicină, Universitatea de Medicină si Farmacie "Gr.T. Popa", Iaşi.
authors.forename: Iulia
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Munteanu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Burcoveanu
authors.forename: Irina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stefănescu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pădureanu
authors.forename: Camelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chifu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bărbuşelu
authors.forename: Cr
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dragomir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome