Spontaneous epigastric hernia causing gastric outlet obstruction: a case report

Afr J Med Med Sci. 2006 Sep;35(3):385-6.

Abstract

Epigastric hernia, a rare form of ventral abdominal hernia, accounts for 0.4 - 1.5% of all abdominal wall hernias. It usually occurs in middle - aged individuals and is rarely large enough to admit more than a small amount of extra-peritoneal fat. In this case report, we present a 64 years old woman with 6 days history of sudden onset of painful epigastric swelling associated with acute gastric outlet obstruction. We did not find a previous report of a similar case in the medical literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Female
  • Gastric Outlet Obstruction / etiology*
  • Gastric Outlet Obstruction / surgery
  • Hernia, Ventral / complications*
  • Hernia, Ventral / surgery
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Rupture, Spontaneous