Internal Hernias: No Bulge, No Hernia?
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Colin G. Kaide; Andrew D. Chou
- Source
- Case Studies in Emergency Medicine ISBN: 9783030224448
- Subject
- Bowel obstruction
Internal hernia
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Gastric bypass
medicine
Hernia
In patient
medicine.disease
business
Laboratory testing
Roux-en-Y anastomosis
Surgery
- Language
Internal hernias are a rare and easily missed cause of small bowel obstruction that occur in patients who have previously undergone bariatric surgery. A high index of suspicion must be maintained, as imaging and laboratory testing may be negative even with active pathology.