Strangulation Resulting from an Encasement of the Small Intestinal Loop by the Omentum without an Adhesive Band.
- Author:
Jung Mook KANG
1
;
Jong Pil IM
;
Sang Gyun KIM
;
Joo Sung KIM
;
Kyu Joo PARK
;
Se Hyung KIM
;
Joon Koo HAN
;
Hyun Chae JUNG
;
In Sung SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hyunchae@plaza.snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Omentum;
Intestinal obstruction;
Ischemia
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Adhesives*;
Adult;
Humans;
Intestinal Obstruction;
Intestine, Small;
Ischemia;
Laparotomy;
Omentum*
- From:Gut and Liver
2007;1(2):175-177
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The most common cause of small-bowel obstructions in adults is postoperative adhesions. However, strangulation of the small intestine in a patient without history of laparotomy is a rare condition. We experienced an unusual case of a small-bowel obstruction secondary to omental encasement in a patient without previous history of abdominal surgery or acute inflammatory process in the abdomen.
