title: Strangulated small bowel obstruction secondary to a transmesosigmoid hernia.
abstract: Internal hernias are an infrequent cause of small bowel obstruction with transmesosigmoid herniation being very rare, especially in patients with no history of abdominal surgery or trauma. Early surgical intervention is important in acute presentation to reduce the high morbidity and mortality rates associated with this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
authors.forename: Mayur Satish
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bandawar
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
authors.forename: Praveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
authors.forename: Irfan Abubakar
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Shaikh
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sakthivel
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India.
authors.forename: Thakur Deen
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Yadav
keywords: Internal hernia; Strangulated hernia; Transmesosigmoid hernia