Small bowel obstruction caused by congenital mesocolic hernia: case report

Transmesocolic hernias are extremely rare. Their exact incidence is still unknown. A strangulated hernia through a mesocolic opening is a rare operative finding. Preoperative diagnosis still is difficult in spite of imaging techniques currently available. This is the case of a 4-month-old boy with t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pediatric surgery 2003-09, Vol.38 (9), p.E11-E12
Hauptverfasser:	Merrot, Thierry, Anastasescu, Robert, Pankevych, Taras, Chaumoı̂tre, Katia, Alessandrini, Pierre
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Doppler ultrasound Hernia - complications Hernia - congenital Hernia - diagnosis Humans Infant Internal hernia Intestinal Diseases - congenital Intestinal Diseases - diagnosis Intestinal Obstruction - etiology Intestinal Volvulus - complications Intestinal Volvulus - congenital Intestinal Volvulus - diagnosis Intestine, Small Male malrotation Mesocolon Peritoneal Diseases - complications Peritoneal Diseases - congenital Peritoneal Diseases - diagnosis volvulus
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Zusammenfassung:	Transmesocolic hernias are extremely rare. Their exact incidence is still unknown. A strangulated hernia through a mesocolic opening is a rare operative finding. Preoperative diagnosis still is difficult in spite of imaging techniques currently available. This is the case of a 4-month-old boy with transmesocolic internal hernia and coincident intestinal malrotation and volvulus of small bowel.
ISSN:	0022-3468 1531-5037
DOI:	10.1016/S0022-3468(03)00416-0