Larrey hernia complicated with colonic obstruction in a 77-year-old woman: a case report

Acta Chir Belg. 2007 Jul-Aug;107(4):432-5. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2007.11680090.

Abstract

Congenital Larrey hernia has a rare incidence and is frequently diagnosed in the later decades of life. This case study presents a 77-year-old woman with Larrey hernia and an intestinal obstruction complication, treated with laparatomic surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Colon / surgery*
  • Female
  • Hernia / complications*
  • Hernia / congenital
  • Herniorrhaphy
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Obstruction / complications*
  • Intestinal Obstruction / physiopathology*
  • Intestinal Obstruction / surgery
  • Radiography, Abdominal
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed