Incarceration of an umbilical hernia following colonoscopy.
We describe the unique case of a patient who developed incarceration of a loop of small bowel in an umbilical hernia following an uneventful diagnostic colonoscopy. It was treated with laparotomy, with release of the incarcerated bowel and closure of the defect with nylon sutures.
Maxine M Beetham, Surgical Registrar, General Surgery, Tauranga Public Hospital, Cameron Road, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Maxine.Beetham@bopdhb.govt.nz
Maxine
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Beetham
M Imran
MI
Khan
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000368:Aged; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography