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Intramesosigmoid hernia: preoperative diagnostic MDCT findings

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Internal hernias, protrusion of abdominal viscera into an intraperitoneal fossa, are uncommon causes of bowel obstruction, and preoperative diagnoses are difficult. We report a rare case of a 47-year-old female with strangulated small bowel obstruction secondary to an intramesosigmoid hernia preoperative diagnosis by multi-detector row computed tomography. We highlight the preoperatively diagnosed value and findings of MDCT in intramesosigmoid hernia.

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  1. Department of Radiology, China Medical University Hospital, No. 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung, 40406, Taiwan

    Yen-Hsiu Liao, Wan-Jung Hsieh, Yung-Jen Ho & Wei-Ching Lin

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Jen-Ai Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

    Chien-Heng Lin

  3. School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

    Wei-Ching Lin

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Liao, YH., Lin, CH., Hsieh, WJ. et al. Intramesosigmoid hernia: preoperative diagnostic MDCT findings. Abdom Imaging 37, 561–565 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-011-9806-x

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