Korean J Leg Med.  2000 Oct;24(2):57-60.

Transmesenteric Hernia: An autopsy case

• Jo GR
• Kwon IH

Abstract

Transmesenteric hernias through congenital mesenteric defects are the least common of intra-abdominal hernias and rare causes of acute intestinal obstruction in infants and children. Because of its rarity and difficulty of diagnosis, the mortality and morbidity were very high, and incarceration leads to intestinal obstruction and subsequently, strangulation and gangrene of varying lengths of intestine. We present an autopsy case of transmesenteric hernia through the defect of the mesentery of ileum, showing strangulationand obstruction of the affected small bowel.

Keyword

Transmesenteric; Hernia; Mesenteric defec

MeSH Terms

Autopsy*
Child
Diagnosis
Gangrene
Hernia*
Humans
Ileum
Infant
Intestinal Obstruction
Intestines
Mesentery
Mortality