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FORAMEN OF WINSLOW HERNIA
Author(s) -
Heathwood C. M.,
Strong R.,
Borton M. M.,
Reasbeck P. G.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1987.tb01284.x
Subject(s) - medicine , foramen , laparotomy , hernia , internal hernia , surgery , general surgery
Two cases of caecal herniation through the foramen of winslow are presented. The diagnosis was made at laparotomy, but could have been suspected from the clinical features and plain abdominal x‐rays. Early operative intervention is the key to avoiding strangulation and the high mortality associated with this uncommon internal hernia.