Transmesocolic Hernia of the Ascending Colon with Intestinal Obstruction

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/

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