Internal herniation through the falciform ligament: an unusual cause of intestinal obstruction
The most common cause of intestinal obstruction in children is postsurgical adhesions. Internal herniation through the falciform ligament is very rare, but frequently causes small bowel obstruction when it occurs. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report regarding large bow...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2014-10-01
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The most common cause of intestinal obstruction in children is postsurgical adhesions. Internal herniation through the falciform ligament is very rare, but frequently causes small bowel obstruction when it occurs. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report regarding large bowel obstruction associated with midgut malrotation through the falciform ligament in a child.
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| spelling | doaj-art-2b365cf1fbda47e0902cd26f880c77032025-08-20T03:01:15ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212014-10-01565Internal herniation through the falciform ligament: an unusual cause of intestinal obstructionÖnder Özden0Saniye EkinciDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey. sekinci@hacettepe.edu.tr. The most common cause of intestinal obstruction in children is postsurgical adhesions. Internal herniation through the falciform ligament is very rare, but frequently causes small bowel obstruction when it occurs. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report regarding large bowel obstruction associated with midgut malrotation through the falciform ligament in a child. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1420 |
| spellingShingle | Önder Özden Saniye Ekinci Internal herniation through the falciform ligament: an unusual cause of intestinal obstruction The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Internal herniation through the falciform ligament: an unusual cause of intestinal obstruction |
| title_full | Internal herniation through the falciform ligament: an unusual cause of intestinal obstruction |
| title_fullStr | Internal herniation through the falciform ligament: an unusual cause of intestinal obstruction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Internal herniation through the falciform ligament: an unusual cause of intestinal obstruction |
| title_short | Internal herniation through the falciform ligament: an unusual cause of intestinal obstruction |
| title_sort | internal herniation through the falciform ligament an unusual cause of intestinal obstruction |
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