Mesenteric Defect with Internal Herniation in the Pediatric Emergency Department: An Unusual Presentation of Acute Abdomen

• Main Authors: Mei-Hua Hu (Author), Go-Shine Huang (Author), Jeng-Chang Chen (Author), Chang-Teng Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Internal herniation is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction, especially in the emergency department. We report a child with acute abdomen resulting from transmesenteric internal herniation of the small bowel. Radiographic findings revealed gaseous distension of the bowel loops in the upper abdomin...