Congenital mesenteric hernia in neonates: Still a dilemma

Congenital mesenteric hernia in neonates: Still a dilemma

Congenital transmesenteric hernia in neonates is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction with devastating outcomes and still remains a challenge to diagnose pre-operatively. Patients are often managed with emergency surgical exploration and may need bowel resection. We present 2 neonates with small b...

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Main Authors: Parkash Mandhan, Noora Alshahwani, Zainab Al-Balushi, Anwar Arain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
Subjects:
Congenital mesenteric defect
internal hernia
neonates
small bowel obstruction
transmesenteric hernia
Online Access:http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2015;volume=12;issue=3;spage=203;epage=207;aulast=Mandhan

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