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Internal hernia of the transverse colon. A new syndrome
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
|October 1, 1986
Abstract:
A unique abdominal internal hernia is described. A 30-year-old man suffered intestinal obstruction and strangulation due to incarceration of the transverse colon in the subphrenic space. This phenomenon is contrasted with Chilaiditi's syndrome (hepatodiaphragmatic interposition).