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Case Studies | Medical Surgical | India | Volume 6 Issue 10, October 2017 | Rating: 6.1 / 10
Strangulated Paraumbilical Hernia with Gangrenous Stomach - A Rare Case
Dr. Shashidhara.P, Dr. Harsha Narayana Swamy
Abstract: Herniation of stomach through the ventral abdominal wall is very rare. We present a rare case report of a 75 yr old male who presented to us with a swelling in upper part of umbilicus in casualty and was operated on emergency basis and was found to have gangrenous stomach as a content in the hernia sac, gangrenous anterior wall was excised and remnant stomach was made into a tube and anastomosed with the jejunum like side to side anastomosis.
Keywords: Gangrenous Stomach, strangulated paraumbilical hernia,
Edition: Volume 6 Issue 10, October 2017,
Pages: 655 - 658