An incarcerated epigastric hernia with unusual contents

Shrirang Vasant Kulkarni

doi:10.1002/ccr3.8291

An incarcerated epigastric hernia with unusual contents

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Dec 5;11(12):e8291. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8291. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Author

Shrirang Vasant Kulkarni¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of GI Surgery & Liver Transplantation Army Hospital Research and Referral New Delhi India.

Abstract

Key clinical message: An epigastric hernia usually contains preperitoneal fat, but rarely may contain colon. This fact needs to be kept in mind by the operating surgeons.

Abstract: An epigastric hernia usually contains preperitoneal fat, but rarely may contain colon. Experience with such a singular case is presented and discussed. This fact needs to be kept in mind by the operating surgeons.

Keywords: colon; contents; epigastric hernia.

Publication types

Case Reports