Iatrogenic transmesenteric defect mimicking a Petersen’s space hernia after open pancreatic necrosectomy
Norman A Rendón Mejía, Alejandra Aguirre Aguilar, Carlos A Benítez Membrila, Pedro A Marquez Enriquez, David O Chora Rojas · 2024
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Description
Norman Rendón Mejía and co-authors report a surgical complication that disguised itself as a different one. A 47-year-old woman arrived with a week of belly pain, nausea, vomiting, and inability to eat. Elsewhere she had undergone open removal of dead pancreatic tissue, a treatment for severe pancreatitis, but pus then drained from her wound and tubes, prompting referral. Scans at the authors' centre revealed the real problem.
Imaging showed a defect through the mesentery, the tissue sheet holding the gut, together with a fistula linking the pancreas to the skin. The mesenteric hole mimicked a Petersen's space hernia, a known trap after certain bowel surgery, though here it was created by the operation itself. The authors use the case to warn that defects left by surgical access can imitate classic hernias and mislead the team treating them.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Norman A Rendón Mejía, Alejandra Aguirre Aguilar, Carlos A Benítez Membrila, Pedro A Marquez Enriquez, David O Chora Rojas |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 9 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |