Transmesenteric hernia: A rare cause of bowel obstruction in pregnancy

Abstract

Complete bowel obstruction caused by an internal hernia is rare non-obstetric cause of abdominal pain. Delay in diagnosis, due to non-specific signs and symptoms, present in normal pregnancy, and reluctance to operate on the pregnant patient leads to fatal outcome including fetal loss.

Keywords

• transmesenteric hernia; small bowel obstruction; pregnancy