Left paraduodenal hernia: case report and review of the literature.
Paraduodenal hernias are congenital internal hernias that usually present with non-specific symptoms, and are therefore rarely diagnosed preoperatively. Left-sided paraduodenal hernias are three times more likely to occur than right-sided ones. Both hernias present similarly, but have a differing embryological basis. Here, the case of a 76-year-old woman with a left paraduodenal hernia presenting with small bowel obstruction is presented, and a brief discussion of the literature on its diagnosis and management given.
Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. gavfalk@rcsi.ie
Gavin A
GA
Falk
Basil J
BJ
Yurcisin
Harry S
HS
Sell
D000368:Aged; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed