Anterior abdominal wall ‘peritoneal recess’: cause for pseudoherniation of small bowel resulting in chronic abdominal pain

A middle-aged patient presented with intermittent chronic abdominal pain without any obvious cause. Computed tomography detected a hernia (presumed to be the cause of the patient’s symptoms) without any obvious lump on examination. A laparoscopy was performed to repair the hernia. This revealed a le...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Siddique, K, Slaven, K, Samad, A
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Royal College of Surgeons 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4098604/