Richter's hernia: a rare presentation of abdominal tuberculosis.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-65781
ABSTRACT
Intestinal obstruction due to Richter's hernia has not been reported in abdominal tuberculosis. This 21-year-old man with abdominal tuberculosis presented with small gut obstruction due to Richter's hernia associated with ascites and patent right processus vaginalis (PV). He underwent laparotomy with reduction of Richter's hernia and closure of the PV at the right deep inguinal ring.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Ascites
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Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal
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Humans
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Male
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Adult
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Hernia, Inguinal
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Intestinal Obstruction
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
English
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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