Herniation through the foramen of Winslow is rare, with a non-specific clinical presentation and his diagnosis may be difficult. A 44-year-old female was admitted with an acute epigastric abdominal pain. A computed tomography showed an internal hernia of the colon in the lesser sac. Laparoscopic reduction of the herniated contents and the fixation of the ascending colon with several non-absorbable sutures were performed. Twenty months after surgery, the patient has not experienced any recurrence. Computed tomography helps practitioners to the preoperative diagnosis of herniation through the foramen of Winslow, to the viability of the herniated contents and presence of occlusion. In case of herniation through the foramen of Winslow favored by a mobile ascending colon with a misapposition of the right Told fascia, the fixation of the colon with a non-absorbable suture was safe and may prevent the risk of recurrent internal hernia and colonic volvulus.
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