Authors: V. Sobek; M. Chrostek Authors‘ workplace: Chirurgicko-traumatologické oddělení, Nemocnice ve Frýdku-Místku primář: MUDr. M. Chrostek Published in: Rozhl. Chir., 2016, roč. 95, č. 7, s. 291-293. Category: Case Report
Internal abdominal hernias present an infrequent surgical diagnosis and are usually encountered accidentally during surgery. They are generally considered as an extremely rare cause of ileus. In our article we present the case of a 69-year-old healthy female who was operated for suspected gastric volvulus as suggested by the CT scan; however, upon surgery, herniation of the right-sided colon into the omental bursa with subsequent cecal dilation and bowel wall necrosis was revealed to be the true culprit.
Key words: internal hernia – foramen of Winslow – bowel obstruction
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