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BMJ Case Rep
January 2025
General Surgery, Toowoomba Hospital, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
While internal hernias are rare in the paediatric population, it should be considered as a cause for an acute abdomen following blunt trauma. Internal hernias represent a surgical emergency that requires prompt recognition due to the high risk of strangulation and ischaemia of affected bowel loops. The case of a transomental hernia (TOH) is described in a young girl.
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January 2025
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, The Thai Red Cross Society, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Bochdalek hernias (BHs), though rare, are the most common congenital diaphragmatic hernias. Their coexistence with an ectopic intrathoracic kidney (IK), found in 0.25% of cases, is even rarer.
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December 2024
Department of Large Animal Medicine, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Neutrophil characteristics in peritoneal fluid (PF) may aid in diagnosing and treating specific colic lesions and complications. The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate quantitative PF leukocyte values, as well as PF total protein (TP) and lactate, for associations with diagnosis, morbidity, and mortality in horses with acute colic. Three hundred and forty-two horses that presented to one institution between January 2010-2020 for the evaluation of acute colic were included.
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January 2025
Northern Beaches Hospital, Frenchs Forest, New South Wales, Australia.
Littré hernia is the rare protrusion of a Meckel's diverticulum (MD) through a hernia sac. We present a rare case of strangulated MD in a woman patient in her 90s, which required a small intestine resection. She presented with 1 day of groin swelling, no features of bowel obstruction and an irreducible hernia on examination.
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December 2024
Division of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan.
Internal hernia following colorectal surgery is an uncommon but serious complication. Most reported cases have involved hernias resulting from mesenteric defects after left-sided colon resection. We herein report a case of laparoscopic repair of an internal hernia at the pelvic floor following low anterior resection.
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