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A Mouse Model of Intestinal Partial Obstruction
Published on: March 5, 2018
Traumatic abdominal hernia caused by cough, presenting with intestinal obstruction
E P Lund1, M Bergenfeldt, F Burcharth
1Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev, Herlev Ringvej 75, DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark. pierrelund@hotmail.com
Abstract:
A case of traumatic abdominal hernia is reported in a patient with a history of chronic cough. After a bout of coughing 3 months prior to her presentation, the patient developed a large herniation on the left lateral side of the abdomen. The patient presented with intestinal obstruction due to the herniation. A CT scanning confirmed the hernia and showed a peritoneal defect with herniation of most of the intestine on the left lateral side of the abdomen. An emergency midline laparotomy was performed, and the defect was corrected.
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