Six cases of internal hernia

Two cases of paraduodenal hernia, a rare internal hernia.

Paraduodenal hernia is a rare congenital internal hernia which arises from an error of rotation of the midgut with entrapment of the small intestine beneath the developing colon. It is important as it usually presents as intestinal obstruction, and before laparotomy is often misdiagnosed. Mortality increases significantly with delays in surgical treatment. Two cases are presented: an 8 year old...

Internal Obturator Transposition Herniorraphy of Three Perineal Hernia Cases in Dogs

Case Description.: In this present study three cases of perineal hernia in dogs have beenpresented and new concepts in perineal herniorrhaphy have been introduced. A 5-year-oldintact male Spitz dog, a 6-year-old intact male dachshund dog and a 4.5-year-old sexuallyintact male Welsh corgi dog were referred with swelling around the anus and dyschesia.Clinical Findings: The owner complained about ...

Cases of Strangulated Hernia

was not very large. It had never before been obstructed ; the symptoms of strangulation, vomiting and constipation with pain in the tumour and abdomen, had set in twenty hours before admission. The ordinary measures?taxis under chloroform,enemata, ice applied to the tumour?having faded, the operation was performed. The stricture was found at the external ring, and was divided without opening th...

Postpartum internal hernia.

A 32-year-old woman (gravida 2, para 2) presented with severe, midepigastric abdominal pain that began 3 hours after delivery. Her surgical history was significant for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) 4 years earlier. An axial computed tomographic (CT) image of the abdomen depicted twisting of central mesentery and origin of the “swirl” (image A, arrow). A coronal CT image of the a...

Two Cases of Hernia Congenita