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Ziad Zeidan1, Mohamed Aburrous1, Parag Dhumane1
1Department of Emergency Abdominal Surgery, Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust, Truro, GBR.
Abstract:
Internal hernias account for a minority of cases of intestinal obstruction. Within this group, internal hernias through the foramen of Winslow (FW) are an even rarer subcategory with a paucity of cases reported in the literature. We present a case of a 48-year-old female presenting with right upper quadrant pain akin to biliary colic with sonographic evidence of cholelithiasis. Her symptoms swiftly worsened, and she re-presented with symptoms of bowel obstruction. She was subsequently found to have a caecal volvulus herniating through the FW on computed tomography (CT). She underwent an emergency laparotomy to reduce the hernia and prevent further recurrence, which highlighted the importance of a comprehensive history and the increasing role of cross-sectional imaging in emergency surgery.
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