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Case Reports
. 2016 Mar;25(1):64-7.
doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1363497. Epub 2015 Jan 28.

Laparoscopic Repair of Foramen of Winslow Hernia

Shailesh Garg  1 , Giovanni Flumeri-Perez  1 , Shabana Perveen  1 , George DeNoto  1
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Case Reports

Laparoscopic Repair of Foramen of Winslow Hernia

Shailesh Garg et al. Int J Angiol. 2016 Mar.

Abstract

Foramen of Winslow hernia is a rare surgical entity with very few reported cases in literature. Preoperative diagnosis used to be difficult but with emerging computed tomography technology, diagnosing this internal abdominal hernia has become easier. We present an unusual case report of foramen of Winslow hernia in a 77-year-old patient who presented with severe abdominal pain. The patient underwent laparoscopic repair of the hernia and recovered well postoperatively. This presentation of symptoms in a 77-year-old male is unusual and laparoscopic management of foramen of Winslow hernia presents an interesting and challenging management scenario.

Keywords: epiploic foramen; epiploic hernia; foramen of Winslow hernia; hernia into lesser sac; internal abdominal hernia.

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Fig. 1
A CT scan showing loop of bowel between IVC and portal vein. CT, computed tomography; IVC, inferior vena cava.
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A CT scan showing terminal ileum and cecum within Foramen of Winslow. CT, computed tomography.
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Laparoscopic view depicting: (a) gallbladder, (b) Foramen of Winslow, (c) Cecum going into hernia and (d) stomach.
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Laparoscopic view depicting: (a) Foramen of Winslow sutured closed.
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