Congenital Mesenteric Defect: An Uncommon Cause of Bowel Obstruction.
Hawaii J Med Public Health
; 75(2): 46-7, 2016 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Congenital mesenteric defects can lead to internal hernias which may result in a bowel obstruction. They are very rare among the adult population, comprising only 0.2%-0.9% incidence rate of all small bowel obstructions. A 40 year old woman presented to the Emergency Department with abdominal pain.Computed tomography scan was obtained and showed a small bowel obstruction.After failed conservative management with bowel rest and nasogastric tube decompression, the patient underwent diagnostic laparoscopy.An internal hernia was identified though a congenital mesenteric defect at the level of the sigmoid colon. The hernia was reduced and the defect closed. When a patient presents with abdominal pain the diagnosis of a congenital mesenteric defect with internal hernia should be considered with subsequent emergent surgical exploration.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Hernia Abdominal
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Obstrucción Intestinal
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Mesenterio
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Hawaii J Med Public Health
Año:
2016
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Article