Small bowel obstruction secondary to a pericecal hernia in an adult patient, an extremely rare condition.

Fecha de publicación: 01/01/2020

Autores de IIS La Fe

• Jorge Sancho Muriel

  Autor

• Hanna Barbara Cholewa

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• David Abelló Audi

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  Matteo Frasson

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• Eduardo García-Granero Ximénez

  Autor

Participantes ajenos a IIS La Fe

• Cepeda E

Grupos

• Cirugía digestiva y Cuidados perioperatorios

  

  Leader

  Matteo Frasson

Abstract

Internal hernias are defined by the protrusion of an abdominal organ through a peritoneal or mesenteric aperture. They are responsable for up to 5.8% of all small bowel obstructions (SBOs). Pericecal hernia is a highly unusual variation. We present a case of a 17-year-old Asian male turned to the emergency department due to abrupt abdominal pain and peritonitis. An emergent laparotomy revealed a small bowel herniation through the avascular space of Treves with small bowel necrosis. A pericecal hernia is an extremely unusual clinical entity; however, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of SBO.

Keywords

• Abdomen agudo, Acute abdomen, Hernia pericecal, Obstrucción de intestino delgado, Pericecal hernia, Small bowel obstruction