title: Pericecal hernia: a rare form of internal hernias.
abstract: We report a rare and interesting case of a pericecal hernia. A 34-year-old male presented to the emergency department with severe periumbilical pain, emesis and a prior syncopal episode. He noted a 3-month history of intermittent, colicky periumbilical pain. His abdominal examination demonstrated a palpable mass in the right lower quadrant, involuntary guarding and rebound tenderness. CT demonstrated dilated small-bowel loops and findings suggestive of ischemia. The patient was immediately taken to the operating room where a diagnosis of pericecal hernia was made. The patient underwent a reduction of the hernia and a repair of the mesenteric defect.
authors: SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY, USA svet.kleyman@gmail.com.
authors: Svetlana
authors: S
authors: Kleyman
authors: SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors: Shafia
authors: S
authors: Ashraf
authors: SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors: Sherin
authors: S
authors: Daniel
authors: SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors: Dinesh
authors: D
authors: Ananthan
authors: SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors: Aliu
authors: A
authors: Sanni
authors: Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island, NY, USA.
authors: Feroze
authors: F
authors: Khan