Strangulated Small Bowel Hernia within a Prolapsed Colostomy Stoma

Strangulated stomach within a femoral hernia.

A 79-year-old lady was admitted to hospital following a haematemesis. At that time she was also noted to have an irreducible, non-tender femoral hernia. Endoscopy was attempted, but abandoned as it was thought she might have a pharyngeal pouch. Barium swallow and meal confirmed the presence of a pouch but was otherwise normal. The patient was discharged only to be readmitted 3 months later with...

A case of closed loop small bowel obstruction within a strangulated incisional hernia in association with an acute gastric volvulus.

Small bowel obstruction is a common clinical problem presenting with abdominal distention, colicky pain, absolute constipation and bilious vomiting. There are numerous causes, most commonly attributed to an incarcerated hernia, adhesions or obstructing mass secondary to malignancy. Here we present an unusual cause of a small bowel obstruction secondary to an incarcerated incisional hernia in as...

strangulated small bowel in traumatic abdominal wall hernia: a case report and literature review

conclusions traumatic abdominal wall hernia tawh, although uncommon, is associated with significant rate of morbidity and mortality in cases of delayed diagnosis and intervention. early intervention leads to a significantly better outcome. introduction acute abdominal wall rupture with visceral herniation due to blunt traumas and bowel incarceration or perforation are generally rare phenomena. ...

Strangulated Small Bowel in a Spigelian Hernia and a Review of the Literature

Spigelian hernia was named after the Belgian anatomist Adriaan van den Spieghel who first described the semilunar line in 1645. Spigelian hernia remains an exceedingly rare abdominal wall defect amongst all the abdominal wall hernias. It has a reported incidence of 0.2 to 2% in the literature. Clinical diagnosis of Spigelian hernia remains a challenge to all clinicians due to its vague and non-...

A Strangulated Hernia