title: Congenital mesenteric hernia in neonates: Still a dilemma.
abstract: Congenital transmesenteric hernia in neonates is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction with devastating outcomes and still remains a challenge to diagnose pre-operatively. Patients are often managed with emergency surgical exploration and may need bowel resection. We present 2 neonates with small bowel obstruction secondary to strangulated transmesenteric hernia through a congenital defect in the small bowel mesentery, which were managed successfully. We have also reviewed the literature about congenital transmesenteric hernia in neonates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Parkash
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mandhan
authors.forename: Noora
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alshahwani
authors.forename: Zainab
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Al-Balushi
authors.forename: Anwar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arain
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal