Transmesenteric hernia: A rare cause of bowel obstruction in pregnancy

Complete bowel obstruction caused by an internal hernia is rare non-obstetric cause of abdominal pain. Delay in diagnosis, due to non-specific signs and symptoms, present in normal pregnancy, and reluctance to operate on the pregnant patient leads to fatal outcome including fetal loss.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Laxmana Sastry, Sandeep Reddy, Malyadri, Karthik Chandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mrimsjournal.com/article.asp?issn=2321-7006;year=2019;volume=7;issue=1;spage=25;epage=26;aulast=Sastry;type=0