A correlation has been reported to exist between exposure factors (e.g. liver function) and acute pancreatitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Internal hernia is a rare cause of acute abdomen and intestinal obstruction in adults. Internal abdominal hernias include paraduodenal, perigastric, foramen of Winslow, intersigmoid, and post-anastomotic hernias and can be congenital or acquired. Internal hernias occur in 1%-2% of patients, and transmesocolic hernias are extremely rare.
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