Open AccessRare cause of ileus in the mesenteric cavity of terminal ileum: A report of three cases
Author(s) -
Ahmet Tekın,
Faruk Aksoy,
Celalettin Vatansev,
Tevfik Küçükkartallar
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5422
Subject(s) - laparotomy , medicine , ileus , ileum , small intestine , terminal ileum , peritoneal cavity , surgery , gastroenterology , ileal diseases
Internal herniation is one of the rare reasons of intestine clog, which is hard to diagnose and usually needs an urgent surgical treatment. We report 3 patients with internal herniation in the mesenteric cavity of the terminal ileum. Besides intestinal congestion, they also had peritoneal irritation. Laparotomy revealed that herniation caused disorder in nutrition of the intestine and necrosis. The patients underwent subtotal small intestine resection and were discharged 10, 12 and 14 d after operation.