title: Ileoileal Knot as a Content of Obstructed Hernia: What Are the Odds?
abstract: An obstructed inguinal hernia is a common surgical emergency, which presents with a variety of contents like the small intestine, omentum, and colon. Intestinal knotting is a rare entity encountered in surgical practice; it occurs when one coil of intestine wraps around the other and eventually leads to complications such as intestinal obstruction, ischemia, and gangrene. Both conditions are considered surgical emergencies and should be dealt with through appropriate surgical measures forthwith. We report the case of an obstructed inguinal hernia, which, on exploration, showed an ileoileal knot as its content. Ileoileal knotting is a very rare phenomenon and, to the best of our knowledge, such an ileoileal knot as a content of obstructed inguinal hernia has not been reported in the surgical literature so far.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Rajarajeshwari Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Madhusudhan Madihalli
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Gopivallabh
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Rajarajeshwari Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Kajekar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jaganmaya
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Rajarajeshwari Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Kunthurdoddi Sanjeevaiah
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hanumanthaiah
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Rajarajeshwari Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Prashantha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Babannavar
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Rajarajeshwari Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Vilas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Crithic
keywords: Hernia; India; Inguinal; Intestinal obstruction