Paraduodenal hernia, a rare congenital anomaly which arises from an error of rotation of the midgut, is the most common type of intraabdominal hernia. There are two variants, right and left paraduodenal hernia, the right being less common. We report the case of a 41-year-old patient with a right paraduodenal hernia with a 6-month history of intermittent episodes of intestinal obstruction. Diagn...

The prevalence of the bladder within hernial sac in inguinal hernias is uncommon, being found 1-4% cases. Normally these patients present with few or no symptoms. We case a 61-year-old male who was checked into our hospital for presenting septic shock due to an urinary infection as well renal failure. An abdominopelvic tomography performed which revealed presence incarcerated hernia more than 5...

A 68-year-old woman presented a rare lateral abdominal wall hernia. Three month before admission to Chungbuk National University Hospital, she found a large protruding mass measuring 8 cm in diameter in the midaxillary line just below the costal margin upon heavy coughing. She had no history of abdominal trauma, infection, or operation previously. The mass was easily reduced manually or by posi...

BACKGROUND Amyand's hernia (AH) is an inguinal hernia containing the vermiform appendix, with an incidence between 0.4% and 1% of all inguinal hernias. Acute or perforated appendicitis can complicate AH. CASE PRESENTATION A 75-year-old Caucasian man presented with incarceration of vermiform appendix in inguinal hernia sac. Diagnosis was posed preoperatively with computed tomography (CT) scan....

A one-month-old, Piedmontese female calf was admitted to the Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, for repair of a large ventral hernia. A large ventral hernia, approximately 20 cm long and 15 cm large was noticed extending from 3 cm caudal to the umbilicus down to the pubis. At ultrasonography the hernia content was represented by small intestine and omentum and no adhesions ...

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...

INTRODUCTION Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a defect of the diaphragm with the penetration of organs of the abdominal cavity into thorax. Localization and size of the defect of the diaphragm condition the time and range of clinical manifestation. The most common is unilateral, without hernia sac, located on the left side, through posterolateral opening of the diaphragm and with clinic...

UNLABELLED Paraesophageal hiatal hernia (PHH), accounting for only 5% of all hiatal hernias, may result in potentially life threatening complications such as obstruction, acute dilatation, perforation, or bleeding of the gastric mucosa. It is traditionally believed that PHH is an indication for surgery. The repair of paraesophageal hernia is technically challenging and controversial. The purpos...

Intestinal obstruction following Internal herniae is rare accounting for less than 4%, of which Paraduodenal hernias are the most common. A 42 yr male presented with abdomen pain & distension for two days, vomiting and obstipation for one day. Abdomen was distended with a tender mass in the left hypochondrium. X-ray showed dilated bowel loops. CT abdomen confirmed the diagnosis of small bowel o...

A transomental hernia through the greater or lesser omentum is rare, accounting for approximately 4% of internal hernias. Transomental hernias are generally reported in patients aged over fifty. In such instances, acquired transomental hernias are usual, are commonly iatrogenic, and result from surgical interventions or from trauma or peritoneal inflammation. In rare cases, such as the one desc...