Right-side paraduodenal hernia: unexplained recurrent abdominal pain

Chih-Wei Lu; Liang-Chih Liu

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2011.04.017

Right-side paraduodenal hernia: unexplained recurrent abdominal pain

Clin Imaging. 2012 Jan-Feb;36(1):68-71. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2011.04.017.

Authors

Chih-Wei Lu¹, Liang-Chih Liu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, No.2 Yuh-Der Road, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

PMID: 22226447
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2011.04.017

Abstract

Paraduodenal hernia is a rare congenital malformation. Although it may be an incidental finding at autopsy or at laparotomy, some cases are symptomatic. In such a condition, imaging is mandatory for the diagnosis. In the clinical literature, only a few cases of paraduodenal hernia diagnosed with computed tomography (CT) have been reported. We report two cases of surgically proven right paraduodenal hernia diagnosed preoperatively by multislice helical CT.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / diagnosis*
Abdominal Pain / etiology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Duodenal Diseases / complications*
Duodenal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Hernia / complications*
Hernia / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Middle Aged
Recurrence
Tomography, Spiral Computed / methods*