title: Strangulated lesser sac hernia.
abstract: Internal hernias account for less than 1% of acute mechanical bowel obstruction. Because of their rarety, they are often not considered in the clinical or radiologic diagnosis of bowel obstruction; diagnosis is often delayed, and is most often made at the time of surgery. We present images obtained during the management of a strangulated transomental internal hernia; computerized tomography permitted timely preoperative diagnosis and specifically adapted surgical therapy.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie digestive, centre hospitalier Bretagne Sud, 56100 Lorient, France. d.guinier@ch-bretagne-sud.fr
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guinier
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tissot
mesh_terms: D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed