Transmesocolic Hernia of the Ascending Colon with Intestinal Obstruction

An internal hernia may be either congenital or acquired. The reported incidence of such hernias is 1–2%. In rare cases, internal hernias are the cause of small bowel obstruction, with a reported incidence of 0.2–0.9%. Transmesocolic hernia of the ascending colon is especially rare. We report a case...

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Main Authors: Ueda, Junji, Yoshida, Hiroshi, Makino, Hiroshi, Yokoyama, Tadashi, Maruyama, Hiroshi, Hirakata, Atsushi, Ueda, Hitomi, Watanabe, Manabu, Uchida, Eiichi, Uchida, Eiji
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: S. Karger AG 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3383250/