Incarcerated paracecal hernia: a case report

Authors

  • Goran Glavčić Department of Surgery, University Hospital Center “Sestre milosrdnice”, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Dubravka Mužina Mišić Department of Surgery, University Hospital Center “Sestre milosrdnice”, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Zdenko Bilić Department of Surgery, University Hospital Center “Sestre milosrdnice”, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Karlo Kobzi Department of Surgery, University Hospital Center “Sestre milosrdnice”, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Mario Zovak Department of Surgery, University Hospital Center "Sestre milosrdnice", Zagreb, Croatia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1044312

Keywords:

Hernia abdominal, Paracecal hernia, Surgery

Abstract

Internal abdominal hernias are an infrequent cause of bowel obstruction still often underdiagnosed.  Among adults, its causes can be congenital anomalies of intestinal rotation, postsurgical iatrogenic causes, trauma or infection diseases.

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Published

2017-06-30

How to Cite

Glavčić, G., Mužina Mišić, D., Bilić, Z., Kobzi, K., & Zovak, M. (2017). Incarcerated paracecal hernia: a case report. BioMedicine and Surgery, 1(2), 103–104. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1044312

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Case report