Internal supravesical hernia as a rare cauase of intestinal obstruction: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Supravesical hernias develop at the supravesical fossa between the remnants of the urachus and the left or right umbilical artery. They are often the cause of intestinal obstruction. We describe the anatomical variant of the suprav...

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Main Authors: Dia Abdarahmane, Dieng Madieng, Ka Ousmane, Konaté Ibrahima, Cissé Mamadou, Touré Cheikh T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3/1/9333