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dc.contributor.authorBrown, KM
dc.contributor.authorGundara, JS
dc.contributor.authorMittal, A
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-02T01:25:04Z
dc.date.available2021-11-02T01:25:04Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn1265-4906
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10029-016-1519-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/409634
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Whilst situs inversus is associated with intestinal malrotation and volvulus particularly in infants, this is the first known report of acute intestinal obstruction in an adult patient with a situs anomaly specifically due to a congenital transmesenteric hernia. Case: A 54-year-old woman presented with a 12-h history of progressive abdominal pain. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealed an incidental finding of situs inversus abdominus, ischemic small bowel obstruction and a potential occlusive thrombus of the superior mesenteric artery. At operation, the cause of intestinal obstruction was found to be secondary to herniation of the intestine through a congenital mesenteric defect. The hernia was reduced and a strong pulse was subsequently felt in the distal superior mesenteric artery. The patient required resection of a segment of compromised small bowel, and was later anastomosed at a planned second laparotomy. Her laparostomy was closed using an absorbable BioA mesh. Conclusion: A high index of suspicion and low threshold for exploratory surgery should be maintained in patients with major congenital abdominal anomalies presenting with an acute abdomen.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom649
dc.relation.ispartofpageto651
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalHernia
dc.relation.ispartofvolume21
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.keywordsScience & Technology
dc.subject.keywordsLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subject.keywordsSurgery
dc.subject.keywordsSitus
dc.subject.keywordsInversus
dc.titleAcute gastrointestinal manifestation of situs inversus abdominus
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBrown, KM; Gundara, JS; Mittal, A, Acute gastrointestinal manifestation of situs inversus abdominus, Hernia, 2017, 21 (4), pp. 649-651
dcterms.dateAccepted2016-07-29
dc.date.updated2021-11-02T01:23:34Z
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorGundara, Justin


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