Congenital Internal Hernia Presented with Life Threatening Extensive Small Bowel Strangulation

Congenital Internal Hernia Presented with Life Threatening Extensive Small Bowel Strangulation

Internal hernia (IH) is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction occurs when there is protrusion of an internal organ into a retroperitoneal fossa or a foramen in the abdominal cavity. IH can be presented with acute or chronic abdominal symptom and discovered by accident in operation field. However, various kinds of imaging modalities often do not provide the assistance to diagnose IH preoperati...

Transmesosigmoid hernia with small bowel strangulation

Introduction: Internal herniation of the small bowel is difficult to diagnose before surgery. Delayed laparotomy is related to high morbidity and mortality. We present a rare case of a transmesosigmoid hernia to demonstrate the importance of high suspicion and early laparotomy. Case Report: A 44­year­old female patient had severe abdominal pain of acute onset. A CT scan at six hours after onset...

Left Paraduodenal Hernia with Bowel Strangulation

Small bowel strangulation due to peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia

A 75-year-old Korean man was referred to our hospital with cramping abdominal pain. His chest X-ray showed an abnormal air shadow above the diaphragm, and computed tomography showed an abdominal viscera in the pericardium. We performed surgery and confirmed peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia with small bowel strangulation. Postoperative course was uneventful. Peritoneopericardial diaphra...

Bilateral Femoral Hernia with Strangulation on Right Side Containing Small Bowel Masquerading As a Groin Abscess

Femoral hernias are challenging conditions, not only because their diagnosis is often missed, but also because if left undiagnosed and untreated, their complications are severe and often life-threatening. The authors present a case of a femoral hernia of the small intestine and omentum, following strangulation, manifested as a groin abscess.