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Jejunal Diverticular Perforation Causing Small Bowel Obstruction in a Type 4 Hiatal Hernia: A Rare Case Report of a Nonagenarian Patient and Review of Relevant Literature
Joint Authors
Gogna, Shekhar
Patel, Prem
Biswas, Saptarshi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-10-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Type IV paraesophageal hernia (PEH) is very rare and is characterized by the intrathoracic herniation of the abdominal viscera other than the stomach into the chest.
We describe a case of a 90-year-old male patient who presented at our emergency department complaining of epigastric pain that he had experienced over the past few hours and getting progressively worse.
On the day after admission, his pain became severe.
Chest radiography revealed an intrathoracic intestinal gas bubble; emergency exploratory laparotomy identified a type IV PEH with herniation of only the jejunum with perforated diverticula on mesenteric side through a hiatal defect into mediastinum.
There are a few published cases of small bowel herniation into the thoracic cavity in the literature.
Our patient represents a rare case of an individual diagnosed with type IV PEH with herniation of jejunum with perforated diverticula.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Biswas, Saptarshi& Gogna, Shekhar& Patel, Prem. 2017. Jejunal Diverticular Perforation Causing Small Bowel Obstruction in a Type 4 Hiatal Hernia: A Rare Case Report of a Nonagenarian Patient and Review of Relevant Literature. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150318
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Biswas, Saptarshi…[et al.]. Jejunal Diverticular Perforation Causing Small Bowel Obstruction in a Type 4 Hiatal Hernia: A Rare Case Report of a Nonagenarian Patient and Review of Relevant Literature. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150318
American Medical Association (AMA)
Biswas, Saptarshi& Gogna, Shekhar& Patel, Prem. Jejunal Diverticular Perforation Causing Small Bowel Obstruction in a Type 4 Hiatal Hernia: A Rare Case Report of a Nonagenarian Patient and Review of Relevant Literature. Case Reports in Surgery. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150318
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1150318