RARE FACES OF ACUTE INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION- INTERNAL HERNIA AND ILEO-ILEAL KNOTTING - A RETROSPECTIVE DESCRIPTIVE STUDY

Abstract

Abstract : The aim of this study was to
depict the incidence of internal hernia
and ileo-ileal knotting as a cause of
acute intestinal obstruction in our institution
between May 2009 to September
2011. The study was a retrospective descriptive
study which included patients
admitted in our institution between May
2009 to September 2011 with features
suggestive of acute intestinal obstruction.
The data from the medical records of the
patients were utilized.Data from 237 patients
who were admitted with features of
acute intestinal obstruction between May
2009 to September 2011 were analysed
from the inpatient records. We report
THREE CASES of acute abdomen
where internal herniation into mesenteric
defects created by previous surgeries
and ileo-ileal knotting led to the development
of acute intestinal obstruction.This
study is important from the perspective
that internal hernia and ileo-ileal knotting
though rare should be borne in mind as a
cause of acute abdomen particularly in
previously operated patients.
Keyword :Intestnal Obstruction, Internal
Hernia, Ileo-ileal Knotting