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Case Reports
. 2013 Feb 21;3(1):e6.
doi: 10.4081/cp.2013.e6. eCollection 2013 Jan 25.

Spontaneous transmesenteric hernia: a rare cause of small bowel obstruction in an adult

Poras Chaudhary  1 , Meenakshi Rao  1 , Alok Kumar  1 , Sachin Khandelwal  1 , Nikhil Gupta  1 , Moninder P Arora  1
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Case Reports

Spontaneous transmesenteric hernia: a rare cause of small bowel obstruction in an adult

Poras Chaudhary et al. Clin Pract. .

Abstract

The authors report a case of spontaneous transmesenteric hernia with strangulation in an adult. Transmesenteric hernia (TMH) is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction and is seldom diagnosed preoperatively, and most TMHs in adults are related to predisposing factors, such as previous surgery, abdominal trauma, and peritonitis. TMH are more likely to develop volvulus and strangulation or ischemia. A brief review of etiology, clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment is discussed.

Keywords: internal hernia; transmesenteric hernia..

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Figure 1.
Jejunal and ileal loops through a defect in mesentery of jejunum.
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Figure 2.
A long segment of distal jejunum and ileum are infarcted.
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