Internal supravesical hernia

Ya-Ting Jan; Kuo-Shyang Jeng; Yu-Peng Liu; Fei-Shih Yang

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.09.049

Internal supravesical hernia

Am J Surg. 2008 Oct;196(4):e27-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.09.049.

Authors

Ya-Ting Jan¹, Kuo-Shyang Jeng, Yu-Peng Liu, Fei-Shih Yang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

PMID: 18809048
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.09.049

Abstract

Internal supravesical hernia is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction and a clinical diagnostic problem. We demonstrate its computed tomography (CT) appearance and believe familiarity with the anatomy of the supravesical fossa may allow the preoperative diagnosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Hernia, Ventral / complications
Hernia, Ventral / diagnostic imaging*
Hernia, Ventral / surgery*
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction / diagnostic imaging*
Intestinal Obstruction / etiology
Intestinal Obstruction / surgery*
Male
Radiography, Abdominal
Tomography, X-Ray Computed