title: Congenital internal hernia a rare cause of acute intestinal obstruction.
abstract: Internal hernia may either be congenital or acquired. Acquired internal hernias are usually complications of previous abdominal surgery. Congenital internal hernia is a rare entity and it being a cause of small bowel obstruction is still rare. We report a case of congenital internal hernia presenting as acute intestinal obstruction and its surgical management.
authors.affiliation: IMS & SUM Hospital/USTHI Hospital & Research center, Plot No N4-1/1, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa India.
authors.forename: Biren Prasad
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Padhy
keywords: Congenital internal hernia(CIH); Small bowel obstruction (SBO)