[Herniation of the cecum and ascending colon through Winslow's foramen and the lesser omentum. A case report].

Ann Ital Chir

Divisione di Chirurgia Generale Ia, USL 24--Marche, Ospedale C.G. Mazzoni, Ascoli Piceno.

Published: June 1995

Internal hernia into epiploic foramen is a rare clinical entity, representing 1% of all herniae and 8% of internal herniae. We report a peculiar case of internal herniation presented during a laparotomy for acute colecystitis where the caecum and ascending colon entered the lesser sac through the forame of Winslow and reentered the main abdominal cavity through a congenital defect of the lesser omentum.

Download full-text PDF

Source

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

ascending colon
8
lesser omentum
8
[herniation cecum
4
cecum ascending
4
colon winslow's
4
winslow's foramen
4
foramen lesser
4
omentum case
4
case report]
4
report] internal
4

Similar Publications

Introduction: Bowel perforation due to migrated biliary stent is a rare complication. Here, we report a case of duodenal and ascending colonal perforation due to biliary stent migration.

Case Presentation: A 35-year-old man is complaining of right upper abdominal pain presented to the gastroenterology department.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The structure and function of the mammalian gut vary by region, yet why inflammatory diseases manifest in specific regions and not others remains unclear. We use a TNF-overexpressing Crohn's disease (CD) model (Tnf ), which typically presents in the terminal ileum (TI), to investigate how environmental factors interact with the host's immune susceptibility to drive region-specific disease. We identified , an intracellular bacterium and murine counterpart to the human sexually transmitted , as necessary and sufficient to trigger disease manifestation in the ascending colon (AC), another common site of human CD.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Colorectal metastasis from primary breast cancer is rare and presents a challenge for diagnosis and treatment.

Aim: To report two cases of colorectal metastasis from a primary invasive lobular breast carcinoma (ILBC) with different presentations while discussing the mode of diagnosis, immunohistochemistry (IHC), course of treatment, and response.

Case 1: A 47-year-old female, with a known case of bilateral invasive lobular breast cancer, was diagnosed in 2015 and staged as p Tx N3 M0.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

: Timely detection and removal of colonic adenomas are critical for preventing colorectal cancer. : This study analyzed differences in colonic adenoma characteristics based on colonoscopy history by reviewing the medical records of 14,029 patients who underwent colonoscopy between January and June 2020 across 40 primary medical institutions in Korea. : Adenoma and advanced neoplasia characteristics varied significantly with colonoscopy history ( < 0.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

This study aimed to compare the inhibitory effect of flunixin meglumine and meloxicam on the smooth muscles of the gastrointestinal tract in male cattle. Tissue samples, including the abomasum, ileum, proximal loop and centripetal gyri of the ascending colon, were collected from routinely slaughtered male cattle. These samples were sectioned into strips and mounted in an isolated tissue bath system.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!