Seldom do we see this complication, but I operated on a 53 yr old female who had a VENTRAL HERNIA. This is hernia or outbulging of the intestine into the wall of the abdomen. Her case was caused by the thinning of her abdominal wall due to the increase of intestinal fats enlarging her abdomen to extraordinary proportion. But there is weak point in the abdomen which is usually the point of the herniation and it is located at the level of the umbilicus.
On operation, there was a matted portion of the omentum protruding thru a hole the size of a golf-ball. I had to trim the omentum to allow the rest of the intestine to go back inside the abdomen.
On operation, there was a matted portion of the omentum protruding thru a hole the size of a golf-ball. I had to trim the omentum to allow the rest of the intestine to go back inside the abdomen.
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