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ArticleBMJ case reports2015

Left-sided transmesocolic herniation of small bowel in an otherwise unaffected abdomen.

Akshay Anand Agarwal, Abhinav Arun Sonkar, Kul Ranjan Singh, Anurag Rai

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Post-trauma transmesocolic hernia: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2020
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  3. Transmesocolic Internal Hernia: a Rare Cause of Bowel Obstruction.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Akshay Anand AgarwalDepartment of Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Abhinav Arun SonkarDepartment of Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Kul Ranjan SinghDepartment of Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Anurag RaiDepartment of Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
King George's Medical University · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transmesocolic hernia is an uncommon type of internal hernia with incidence ranging from approximately 5-10%. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a transmesocolic hernia through a gap within the descending mesocolon presenting clinically as an intestinal obstruction. A 75-year-old man was admitted with clinical features of intestinal obstruction. An abdominal X-ray showed multiple small bowel loops with air fluid levels. Contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen revealed small bowel obstruction not only on the right, but also on the left side of the collapsed descending colon. Emergency surgery was performed. Strangulated bowel loops with gangrenous changes were resected and double-barrel ileostomy was carried out. The postoperative period was uneventful. Restoration of bowel was performed after 6 weeks. Preoperative diagnosis of bowel obstruction caused by a transmesocolic hernia remains difficult despite the currently available imaging techniques. Prompt surgery can prevent serious complications such as peritonitis and sepsis.

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Abdominal CavityAgedColonHernia, AbdominalHumansIleostomyIntestinal ObstructionIntestine, SmallMaleMesocolonTomography, X-Ray Computed

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PMID25979958
PMCPMC4434302
OpenAlexW2418708257

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