Gut Liver.
2007 Dec;1(2):175-177.
Strangulation Resulting from an Encasement of the Small Intestinal Loop by the Omentum without an Adhesive Band
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hyunchae@plaza.snu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- The most common cause of small-bowel obstructions in adults is postoperative adhesions. However, strangulation of the small intestine in a patient without history of laparotomy is a rare condition. We experienced an unusual case of a small-bowel obstruction secondary to omental encasement in a patient without previous history of abdominal surgery or acute inflammatory process in the abdomen.