Journal of Medical Cases, ISSN 1923-4155 print, 1923-4163 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 1, Number 2, October 2010, pages 58-60

Interparietal Herniation: A Rare Cause of Intestinal Obstruction

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Preoperative CT of the patient depicted edematous small bowel loops encased in a sac.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. The midline infraumblical incision with right (R) and left (L) rectus muscles retracted. The peritoneal sac extended downward and sideward extraperitoneally.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Reduction of incarcerated hernia revealed a 30 cm loop of ischemic and inflamed intestine.