Supravesical hernia--a rare cause of intestinal obstruction.
Supravesical hernia is an unusual type of hernia. It is of two types: internal and external [Skandalakis JE, Gray SW, Burns WB, Sangmalee U, Sorg JL. Internal and external supravesical hernia. Am Surg 1976 Feb;42(2):142-6]. We are reporting a case of internal supravesical hernia, in a 62-year-old gentleman to call attention to the entity, as a rare cause of intestinal obstruction.
Saravanan
Balakrishnan
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Ysbyty Gwynedd, General Surgery, 10 Caecilmelyn, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor LL57 NB, Wales, UK.
Paramu
Manoj Kumar A
MK
Ranganathan
Elanchezhian
E
D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged