Acute abdomen secondary to left paraduodenal hernia: diagnostic by multislice computer tomography
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Left paraduodenal hernia: A rare cause of acute abdomen
Paraduodenal hernia is a rare congenital anomaly that arises from an error of rotation of the midgut. The duodenum and the small intestine become trapped in a sac which is lined by the peritoneum, behind the mesentery of the colon, either to the right or left of the midline. It is therfore a rare and potentially life-threatening condition that can cause intestinal obstruction progressing to str...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1130-0108
DOI: 10.4321/s1130-01082011000100008