Transmesenteric Hernia: 3 Autopsy Cases.
- Author:
Youn Shin KIM
1
;
Kyung Moo YANG
;
Gil Ro HAN
;
Sung Yong CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Forensic Medicine, National Institute of Scientific Investigation, Korea. ysk007@nisi.go.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mesenteric defect;
Gangrene
- MeSH:
Autopsy*;
Child;
Child, Preschool;
Congenital Abnormalities;
Diagnosis;
Gangrene;
Hernia*;
Humans;
Laparotomy;
Mesentery;
Postoperative Complications
- From:Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2004;28(2):56-60
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Transmesenteric hernia is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction and is caused by congenital mesenteric defect or postoperative complication. At first because it is a rare type of internal hernia and also clinical simptoms can be nonspecific or intermittent, it is seldom diagnosed before laparotomy or autopsy. We report 3 cases, 1-, 2-, and 4-year-old children and found a small bowel gangrene caused by a congenital defect of mesentery. We describe autopsy findings, clinical simptoms and clinical diagnosis.
