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Incarcerated internal hernia of the small intestine through a re-approximated peritoneum after a trans-abdominal pre-peritoneal procedure—apropos of two cases: review of the literature

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A description of two cases of internal herniation caused by a defect in the closure of the peritoneal flap during a trans-abdominal pre-peritoneal procedure is presented here. They were both successfully treated laparoscopically. This rare condition should be considered when patients who have had recent trans-abdominal surgery for inguinal hernia repair present with colicky lower abdominal pain—its aetiology may well be due to technical error. It is already established that laparoscopy is useful as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool in emergency cases, but it is also true that it is useful in case of early post-operative period complications following any laparoscopic procedure, such as the laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.

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The authors want to thank Mrs. J.A. Mawer from the United Kingdom for the linguistic review of the manuscript.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Presidio Ospedaliero, Via Forlanini, 71, 31029, Vittorio Veneto (TV), Italy

    F. Agresta, G. Mazzarolo & N. Bedin

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Agresta, F., Mazzarolo, G. & Bedin, N. Incarcerated internal hernia of the small intestine through a re-approximated peritoneum after a trans-abdominal pre-peritoneal procedure—apropos of two cases: review of the literature. Hernia 15, 347–350 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-010-0656-1

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