AI Article Synopsis
- Transmesocolic hernias are very rare, and their exact incidence remains unknown.
- Strangulated hernias through mesocolic openings are uncommon and difficult to diagnose before surgery, even with modern imaging technology.
- An example case involves a 4-month-old boy who had a transmesocolic internal hernia along with intestinal malrotation and volvulus of the small bowel.
Article Abstract
Transmesocolic hernias are extremely rare. Their exact incidence is still unknown. A strangulated hernia through a mesocolic opening is a rare operative finding. Preoperative diagnosis still is difficult in spite of imaging techniques currently available. This is the case of a 4-month-old boy with transmesocolic internal hernia and coincident intestinal malrotation and volvulus of small bowel.
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