title: A rare complication of aortobifemoral bypass operation: internal herniation.
abstract: Intestinal brids are most common cause of postoperative ileus although there are various cause of ileus after abdominal operation. On the other hand internal herniation is a rare cause of ileus after abdominal operations. Diagnosis of this hernias are important because of strangulation and necrosis of its content due to circulatory disturbance. In this case report, we publish a patient with ileus due to a greft which has been used in a previous abdominal surgery for abdominal aort aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey. bcitgez@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Citgez
authors.forename: Gürkan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yetkin
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uludağ
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Akgün
authors.forename: Uğur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ekici
authors.forename: Abdulcabbar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kartal
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods