Open AccessA spontaneous transomental hernia through the greater omentum
Author(s) -
Anisse Tidjane,
Benali Tabeti,
Nabil Boudjenan Serradj,
Abdessamed Djellouli,
Noureddine Benmaarouf
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the pan african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.287
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1937-8688
DOI - 10.11604/pamj.2015.20.384.6432
Subject(s) - medicine , internal hernia , hernia , radiological weapon , surgery , complication , greater omentum , general surgery
Transomental hernia is the rarest form of internal hernias. Clinical expression of this pathology is ambiguous and diagnosis is often made at complication phase, after irreversible strangulation of the herniated loop. Radiological diagnosis is still difficult and intraoperative exploration usually allows discovering this pathology when patient is operated for acute intestinal obstruction. Treatment is surgical and aims to treat intestinal obstruction and prevent recurrence. We describe the case of a 65 years old male operated for a preoperatively suspected internal hernia; surgical exploration found a transomental hernia trough the greater omentum.