• Title of article

    Internal Herniation, A Rare Presentation

  • Author/Authors

    mahmood, shahid islamabad medical dental college, Pakistan , shahid, sosan islamabad medical dental college, Pakistan , raza, ahmad islamabad medical dental college, Pakistan

  • From page
    277
  • To page
    279
  • Abstract
    We present a case of internal herniation of small bowel. 29 years old female presented to us with intestinal obstruction. There was history of C-Section in a local hospital 3 years prior to date of presentation. Plain X-ray abdomen showed massively dilated loops of small bowel and straight artery forceps. After resuscitation, exploratory laparotomy was performed. A Loop of small bowel was found strangulated after passing through the eye of artery forceps. Different types of internal hernias and their complications are also discussed here.
  • Keywords
    Internal hernia , foreign body , acute abdomen.
  • Journal title
    Annals of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
  • Journal title
    Annals of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
  • Record number

    2669610