RESUMO
61 years old female with previous surgical history of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (3 years ago) and earlier hysterectomy admitted to our surgical department with clinical and radiological signs of small intestinal obstruction. Urgent intervention had been performed with following findings: Petersen herniation of alimentary tract including the biliopancreatic tract and the small bowel extending to the midpart of the terminal ileum. Viability of herniated intestinal tract had been confirmed, and reposition of herniated parts through the Petersen hernia had been done. Closure with non-absorbable running suture of the gap between the transverse colon and the mesenteriun of the alimentary limb had been performed. Patient was fit for discharge on the fifth postoperative day.
