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Case Studies | Medical Surgical | India | Volume 6 Issue 10, October 2017

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