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Transomental herniation mimicking sigmoid volvulus.
1Department of Surgery, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
|February 1, 1990
Summary
Transomental herniation is a rare cause of large bowel obstruction. This report details a second case, exploring its causes and proposing a new etiological mechanism.
Area of Science:
- Surgical pathology
- Gastrointestinal surgery
Background:
- Transomental herniation, a rare cause of bowel obstruction, involves abdominal contents passing through the foramen of Winslow.
- Large bowel obstruction secondary to this mechanism is exceptionally uncommon.