Internal Herniation, A Rare Presentation

Shahid Mahmood; Sosan Shahid; Ahmad Raza

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Internal Herniation, A Rare Presentation

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Shahid Mahmood Islamabad Medical & Dental College, Islamabad, Pakistan

Sosan Shahid Islamabad Medical & Dental College, Islamabad, Pakistan

Ahmad Raza Islamabad Medical & Dental College, Islamabad, Pakistan

Abstract

We present a case of internal herniation of small bowel. 29 years old female presented to us with intestinal obstruction. There was history of C-Section in a local hospital 3 years prior to date of presentation. Plain X-ray abdomen showed massively dilated loops of small bowel and straight artery forceps. After resuscitation, exploratory laparotomy was performed. A Loop of small bowel was found strangulated after passing through the eye of artery forceps. Different types of internal hernias and their complications are also discussed here.

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Page(s) 277-279

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Published Journal: Annals of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Volume: 12, Issue: 4, Year: 2016

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Keywords

Internal hernia, foreign body, acute abdomen

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