Left paraduodenal hernia presenting with atypical symptoms.
Paraduodenal hernias are a rare congenital malformation, but they are the most common internal hernias. They develop secondary to a failure in midgut rotation, which may lead to small bowel obstruction or other clinical manifestations. The authors recently experienced a case of a left paraduodenal hernia presenting with unusual symptoms of left flank pain and vomiting.
Yun
Min Young
MY
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
Choi
Yun Mi
YM
Choi
Sun Keun
SK
Kim
Sei Joong
SJ
Ahn
Seung Ick
SI
Kim
Kyung Rae
KR
D000328:Adult; D006547:Hernia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male