Background: Internal hernia (IH) is a rare culprit of small bowel obstruction (SBO) with an incidence of < 1%. It poses a considerable diagnostic challenge requiring a high index of suspicion to prevent misdiagnosis, improper treatment, and subsequent morbidity and mortality.
Aim: To determine the clinico-demographic profile, radiological and operative findings, and postoperative course of patients with IH and its association with SBO.
World J Gastrointest Oncol
February 2025
There are various histological characteristics which have been proposed to predict the survival rate in colon cancer. However, there is no definitive model to accurately predict the survival. Therefore, it is important to find out one model for the prediction of survival in colon cancer which may also include the preoperative, and operative factors in addition to histopathology.
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