2016 Volume 36 Issue 5 Pages 963-967
A 75-year-old female patient with no previous history of undergoing abdominal surgery visited our hospital complaining of abdominal pain since having her lunch. Enhanced computed tomography of the abdomen revealed a dilated segment of the small intestine posterior to the transverse colon and anterior to the duodenum. A diagnosis of internal hernia was made, and emergency laparotomy was performed. Laparotomy revealed a hernial orifice measuring 3 cm in diameter in the mesentery of the transverse colon, with a 15-cm segment of the jejunum incarcerated through it. As the incarcerated small intestine was not necrotic, the hernia orifice was repaired using a suture. Because transverse mesocolic hernia is rare, we report this case with some reference to the literature.
