Congenital internal hernia through defect in the falciform ligament in adult: A case report and review of the literature

Macina, Simona; Testa, Tommaso; Losacco, Caterina

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“…The first case of falciform hernia was described in 1929, and the increasing utility of laparoscopic exams increases each decade the number of new cases of this entity [3]. There are only individual case reports and case series in the literature search about the falciform ligament hernia through a congenital defect.…”

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“…The clinical presentation is often nonspecific that may mimic biliary pathologies, peptic ulcer disease, and abdominal pain [3].…”

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“…Although the diagnostic laparoscopic approach is safe and associated with rapid patient recovery, Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) plays an important role in preoperative diagnosis of internal hernias [3].…”

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Small bowel obstruction due to internal herniation through a defect in the falciform ligament: a rare case report and review of the literature

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Naseri

2021

Egypt J Radiol Nucl Med

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Background The falciform ligament hernia is a type of internal herniation, caused by a defect in the falciform ligament of the liver. The etiology for this defect may be congenital or iatrogenic, created after the laparoscopic intervention. Case presentation A 45-year-old male was presented to our hospital, complaining of abdominal pain for 2 days. The physical examination revealed diffuse abdominal tenderness and guarding. The abdominal X-ray was suggestive of intestinal obstruction. On abdominal CT images, dilated proximal ileal loops between the left hepatic lobe and anterior abdominal wall, forming a closed-loop with mesenteric edema and fat stranding, were observed. There were findings of ileus in the jejunal loops proximal to this segment, but the ileal loops and the colon were completely collapsed, consistent with small bowel obstruction due to internal herniation through a defect in the falciform ligament. The patient underwent surgical intervention, reduction of the herniated bowel loops, and repairing the hernia defect. He had an uneventful recovery with a favorable outcome. Conclusion Herniation through a defect in the falciform ligament is extremely rare but should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen. The clinical manifestations of falciform ligament hernia are nonspecific and may underestimate the diagnosis, leading to a delayed treatment that affects the management outcome. Computed tomography plays an important role in the timely diagnosis and planning of surgical intervention, precluding intestinal strangulation.

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“…The clinical presentation is often nonspecific that may mimic biliary pathologies, peptic ulcer disease, and abdominal pain [3].…”

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Small bowel obstruction due to internal herniation through a defect in the falciform ligament: a rare case report and review of the literature

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Naseri

2021

Egypt J Radiol Nucl Med

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“…Internal herniation through falciform ligament is a rare type of internal hernia (estimated at only 0.2%). [1] The first reported case of falciform-ligament internal hernia was described by Schultz and Ziegler in 1937. [2] Here we are reporting a case of ICA due to internal herniation through the falciform ligament in a neonate.…”

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Ileocolic Atresia due to Internal Herniation through the Falciform Ligament Defect

Rawat¹,

Singh²,

Singh³

2018

J Neonat Surg

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Ileocolic atresia is the rarest form of all gastrointestinal atresia. Most accepted theory for Ileocolic atresia is a sequel of in-utero vascular insult. The incidence of internal hernia through a defect in the falciform ligament is extremely rare. In this case, a 2-day-old newborn baby presented with intestinal obstruction. On exploratory laparotomy ileocolic atresia was found along with the atretic terminal ileum and cecum, ascending colon and part of right transverse colon seen herniating through the defect in falciform ligament. To best of our knowledge and literature search this is the first case of Ileocolic atresia caused by intrauterine internal herniation of ileocolic segment through the falciform ligament defect.

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“…В этих случаях бывает внутреннее ущемление органов брюшной полости в имеющимся дефекте [33]. Это осложнение встречается как в раннем [19], так и в более позднем возрасте [13,18,20,25] крайне редко и составляет 0,8% всех внутренних грыж [3,8]. Отдельно следует отметить возможность ущемления внутренних органов не только во врожденном дефекте серповидной связки [31], но и в ятрогенном (А3) (рис.…”

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Diagnosis of a sonographically negative extensive defect of the lig.falciforme hepatis

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Vozlyublenniy²

2018

Khir. Z. im. N.I. Pirogova

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Congenital internal hernia through defect in the falciform ligament in adult: A case report and review of the literature

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Small bowel obstruction due to internal herniation through a defect in the falciform ligament: a rare case report and review of the literature

Small bowel obstruction due to internal herniation through a defect in the falciform ligament: a rare case report and review of the literature

Ileocolic Atresia due to Internal Herniation through the Falciform Ligament Defect

Diagnosis of a sonographically negative extensive defect of the lig.falciforme hepatis

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