Small bowel obstruction caused by congenital transmesenteric defect

Small bowel obstruction caused by congenital transmesenteric defect

Transmesenteric hernias are extremely rare. A strangulated hernia through a mesenteric opening is a rare operative finding. Preoperative diagnosis still is difficult in spite of the imaging techniques currently available. The authors describe two cases of paediatric patients presenting with bowel ob...

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Main Authors: Nouira F, Dhaou Ben, Charieg A, Ghorbel S, Jlidi S, Chaouachi B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
Subjects:
Bowel obstruction
children
congenital
internal hernia
Online Access:http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2011;volume=8;issue=1;spage=75;epage=78;aulast=Nouira

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