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. 2021 Feb 10;9(4):2469-2470.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3917. eCollection 2021 Apr.

Pericecal fossa strangulated internal hernia

Charalampos Seretis  1 , Christian Katz  1 , Aftab Ahmed  1 , Amitabh Palit  2 , Balasubramaniam Piramanayagam  1 , Kalimuthu Marimuthu  1
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Pericecal fossa strangulated internal hernia

Charalampos Seretis et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Pericecal fossa internal hernias are a rare cause of intestinal obstruction, and high clinical suspicion is required to diagnose them.

Keywords: emergency; hernia; pericecal fossa; surgery.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Axial view of the preoperative CT scan showing the site of the pericecal fossa internal hernia, along with the transition point of the obstruction, where the small bowel caliber changes abruptly (red arrow)
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Coronal view of the preoperative CT scan, demonstrating features of small bowel obstruction (yellow arrows), as well as the retrocecal location of the internal hernia (red arrow)
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