Incarcereted Epigastric Hernia with Liver Content: a Case Report
Clinical Practice
Cenk Ozkan
University of Health Sciences, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, General Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey
Serhan Yilmaz
Univercity of Health Science, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul
Osman Sibic
University of Health Sciences, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, General Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey
Published 2024-06-12
https://doi.org/10.15388/LietChirur.2024.23(2).5
PDF
HTML

Keywords

epigastric hernia
incarcereted hernia
liver hernia

How to Cite

1.
Ozkan C, Yilmaz S, Sibic O. Incarcereted Epigastric Hernia with Liver Content: a Case Report. LS [Internet]. 2024 Jun. 12 [cited 2024 Jun. 28];23(2):116-9. Available from: https://www.journals.vu.lt/lietuvos-chirurgija/article/view/34810

Abstract

The epigastric hernia sac usually contains preperitoneal fat tissue, omentum, and intestines, but the presence of liver tissue is extremely rare. Epigastric hernia is a type of hernia in the midline of the abdominal wall between the umbilicus and the xiphoid process. It may be asymptomatic in some patients and cause complaints such as pain and nausea in most patients, but serious complications such as incarceration and strangulation are rare. In the present case, a 74-year-old woman was examined and found to have an irreduced omentum, transverse colon and liver tissue inside the hernia sac. She underwent an open procedure with onlay mesh-assisted hernia repair. Rare but serious complications, such as liver tissue incarceration, should be considered in epigastric hernia patients.

PDF
HTML
Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.