Right-side paraduodenal hernia: unexplained recurrent abdominal pain.
Paraduodenal hernia is a rare congenital malformation. Although it may be an incidental finding at autopsy or at laparotomy, some cases are symptomatic. In such a condition, imaging is mandatory for the diagnosis. In the clinical literature, only a few cases of paraduodenal hernia diagnosed with computed tomography (CT) have been reported. We report two cases of surgically proven right paraduodenal hernia diagnosed preoperatively by multislice helical CT.
Department of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, No.2 Yuh-Der Road, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Chih-Wei
CW
Lu
Liang-Chih
LC
Liu
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods*