
A Rare Ca(U)Se of Small Bowel Obstruction-Spontaneous Trans Omental Hernia:
Abstract
Small bowel obstruction is a very common acute surgical emergency that needs immediate evaluation and treatment. The causes are adhesions, intussusception, bands, external and internal hernia(rare). Internal hernias are protrusions of the viscera through a peritoneal or mesenteric opening, with the herniated viscera remaining within the abdominal cavity. Incidence of Internal hernia is 0.2%–0.9% and it constitutes upto 0.6%–5.8% of all intestinal obstructions. Internal hernias occur through foramen of Winslow, paraduodenal fossa, ileocecal fossa, supravesical fossa, trans mesenteric defect and trans omental defect (rarest). We report one such case of trans omental hernia in a 55 yr old male
Keywords: Small bowel obstruction, Internal Hernia, Trans omental hernia
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