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Case Reports
An unusual cause of small bowel obstruction: herniation through a defect in the falciform ligament.
- Cynthia Gingalewski and Janet Lalikos.
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA. cgingale@cnmc.org
- J. Pediatr. Surg. 2008 Feb 1;43(2):398-400.
AbstractSmall bowel obstruction in children is most frequently seen secondary to postsurgical adhesions. In rare circumstances, obstruction may be the result of an internal hernia through or around the falciform ligament. We report the first case of a strangulated internal hernia around the falciform ligament in a young girl.
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