Paraduodenal hernia: An exceptional cause of acute bowel obstruction

Abstract Internal hernias represent only 0.2%–0.9% of all causes of bowel obstruction. A 59‐year‐old patient presented urgently with small bowel obstruction. Laparotomy revealed a left paraduodenal hernia with most of the small bowel herniating through a space between the inferior mesenteric vein an...

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Main Authors: Med Mehdi Trabelsi, Annouar Oueslati, Mehdi Kammoun, Hichem Jerraya, Ibtissem Bouasker, Ramzi Nouira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6886
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Summary:Abstract Internal hernias represent only 0.2%–0.9% of all causes of bowel obstruction. A 59‐year‐old patient presented urgently with small bowel obstruction. Laparotomy revealed a left paraduodenal hernia with most of the small bowel herniating through a space between the inferior mesenteric vein and duodenojejunal junction.
ISSN:2050-0904