Gut Liver.  2007 Dec;1(2):175-177.

Strangulation Resulting from an Encasement of the Small Intestinal Loop by the Omentum without an Adhesive Band

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hyunchae@plaza.snu.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

The most common cause of small-bowel obstructions in adults is postoperative adhesions. However, strangulation of the small intestine in a patient without history of laparotomy is a rare condition. We experienced an unusual case of a small-bowel obstruction secondary to omental encasement in a patient without previous history of abdominal surgery or acute inflammatory process in the abdomen.

Keyword

Omentum; Intestinal obstruction; Ischemia

MeSH Terms

Abdomen
Adhesives*
Adult
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction
Intestine, Small
Ischemia
Laparotomy
Omentum*
Adhesives
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