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  • Title: Congenital Mesenteric Defect: An Uncommon Cause of Bowel Obstruction.
    Author: Benyamini P, Lopez S, Cooper M, Mohamad O, Maldini G.
    Journal: Hawaii J Med Public Health; 2016 Feb; 75(2):46-7. PubMed ID: 26918208.
    Abstract:
    Congenital mesenteric defects can lead to internal hernias which may result in a bowel obstruction. They are very rare among the adult population, comprising only 0.2%-0.9% incidence rate of all small bowel obstructions. A 40 year old woman presented to the Emergency Department with abdominal pain.Computed tomography scan was obtained and showed a small bowel obstruction.After failed conservative management with bowel rest and nasogastric tube decompression, the patient underwent diagnostic laparoscopy.An internal hernia was identified though a congenital mesenteric defect at the level of the sigmoid colon. The hernia was reduced and the defect closed. When a patient presents with abdominal pain the diagnosis of a congenital mesenteric defect with internal hernia should be considered with subsequent emergent surgical exploration.
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