Case Report

Congenital transmesenteric internal hernia; A rare cause of bowel ischemia in adults: A case report

Volume: 3 Number: 7 July 29, 2019
  • Hamza Hasnaoui *
  • Ouadii Mouaqit
  • Mohamed Lemine Beillahi
  • Hicham El Bouhaddouti
  • El Bachir Benjelloun
  • Abdelmalek Ousadden
  • Khalid Ait Taleb
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Congenital transmesenteric internal hernia; A rare cause of bowel ischemia in adults: A case report

Abstract

Congenital transmesenteric hernias represent a very small group of internal hernias which are uncommon and are a rare cause of bowel obstruction and bowel ischemia in adults with few reported cases in published literature. Preoperative diagnosis of the condition is difficult, early intervention and surgical correction goes a long way in preventing high morbidity and mortality associated with cases of internal hernia. We present a case of true congenital transmesenteric hernia in a 31-year-old woman with no previous surgical history or trauma who presented with history of severe abdominal pain and the cessation of both feces and flatus. The abdominal CT scan could not confirm the diagnosis. The patient was operated upon on account of increasing abdominal pain and distention associated with shock. An exploratory laparotomy revealed a congenital transmesenteric defect through which loops of bowel had herniated and become gangrenous, resulting in resection and a stomy type Bouilly Volkmann.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Surgery

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

July 29, 2019

Submission Date

March 22, 2019

Acceptance Date

July 23, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 3 Number: 7

APA
Hasnaoui, H., Mouaqit, O., Beillahi, M. L., Bouhaddouti, H. E., Benjelloun, E. B., Ousadden, A., & Taleb, K. A. (2019). Congenital transmesenteric internal hernia; A rare cause of bowel ischemia in adults: A case report. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, 3(7), 539-541. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.543160
AMA
1.Hasnaoui H, Mouaqit O, Beillahi ML, et al. Congenital transmesenteric internal hernia; A rare cause of bowel ischemia in adults: A case report. J Surg Med. 2019;3(7):539-541. doi:10.28982/josam.543160
Chicago
Hasnaoui, Hamza, Ouadii Mouaqit, Mohamed Lemine Beillahi, et al. 2019. “Congenital Transmesenteric Internal Hernia; A Rare Cause of Bowel Ischemia in Adults: A Case Report”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 3 (7): 539-41. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.543160.
EndNote
Hasnaoui H, Mouaqit O, Beillahi ML, Bouhaddouti HE, Benjelloun EB, Ousadden A, Taleb KA (July 1, 2019) Congenital transmesenteric internal hernia; A rare cause of bowel ischemia in adults: A case report. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 3 7 539–541.
IEEE
[1]H. Hasnaoui et al., “Congenital transmesenteric internal hernia; A rare cause of bowel ischemia in adults: A case report”, J Surg Med, vol. 3, no. 7, pp. 539–541, July 2019, doi: 10.28982/josam.543160.
ISNAD
Hasnaoui, Hamza - Mouaqit, Ouadii - Beillahi, Mohamed Lemine - Bouhaddouti, Hicham El - Benjelloun, El Bachir - Ousadden, Abdelmalek - Taleb, Khalid Ait. “Congenital Transmesenteric Internal Hernia; A Rare Cause of Bowel Ischemia in Adults: A Case Report”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 3/7 (July 1, 2019): 539-541. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.543160.
JAMA
1.Hasnaoui H, Mouaqit O, Beillahi ML, Bouhaddouti HE, Benjelloun EB, Ousadden A, Taleb KA. Congenital transmesenteric internal hernia; A rare cause of bowel ischemia in adults: A case report. J Surg Med. 2019;3:539–541.
MLA
Hasnaoui, Hamza, et al. “Congenital Transmesenteric Internal Hernia; A Rare Cause of Bowel Ischemia in Adults: A Case Report”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, vol. 3, no. 7, July 2019, pp. 539-41, doi:10.28982/josam.543160.
Vancouver
1.Hamza Hasnaoui, Ouadii Mouaqit, Mohamed Lemine Beillahi, Hicham El Bouhaddouti, El Bachir Benjelloun, Abdelmalek Ousadden, Khalid Ait Taleb. Congenital transmesenteric internal hernia; A rare cause of bowel ischemia in adults: A case report. J Surg Med. 2019 Jul. 1;3(7):539-41. doi:10.28982/josam.543160