A paraduodenal hernia revealed by bowel obstruction: case report and literature review

Internal hernias are defined as the protrusion of abdominal viscera through an aperture in the intraperitoneal recesses, they are considered as a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. The paraduodenal hernias are the most common type of congenital hernia especially the left-sided ones. We report a c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pan African medical journal 2018, Vol.31, p.120-120
Hauptverfasser:	Moussa, Mustapha Ben, Nouhi, Ismail, Lachguar, Taib, Absi, Mohamed El, Alami, El Hassan El Faricha El, Ouanani, Mohamed El, Echarrab, El Mahjoub, Amraoui, Mohamed El, Chkof, Mohamed Rachid
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Acute Disease Case Report Case reports Data collection Defects Duodenal Diseases - complications Duodenal Diseases - diagnosis Duodenal Diseases - pathology Hernia, Abdominal - complications Hernia, Abdominal - diagnosis Hernia, Abdominal - pathology Hernias Humans Intestinal obstruction Intestinal Obstruction - etiology Intestine, Small - pathology Male Males Medical imaging Middle Aged Mortality Pain Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Internal hernias are defined as the protrusion of abdominal viscera through an aperture in the intraperitoneal recesses, they are considered as a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. The paraduodenal hernias are the most common type of congenital hernia especially the left-sided ones. We report a case of a 46 year-old man presenting a left paraduodenal hernia with acute small bowel obstruction, which was firstly (preoperatively) assigned to a tumoral cause.
ISSN:	1937-8688 1937-8688
DOI:	10.11604/pamj.2018.31.120.13538