Intestinal obstruction by aleft paraduodenal hernia in an adults: a rare cause of obstruction (a case report)

A congenital intra peritoneal hernia, also known as a "para-duodenal hernia, is an extremely rare cause of intestinal obstruction. These hernias, which are caused by variations in intestinal rotation, present with symptoms ranging from intermittent abdominal pain to acute obstruction
In this paper we describe a case of a 20 year old man having as antecedents an appendectomy 6 yearsago and fracture of the right upperlimb. He suffered from abdominal pain, notion of acute intestinal obstruction with vomiting for 24 hours in a context of apyrexia and maintenance of the general state. The paraclinical examinations posed the diagnosis of an internal left hernia. He had a laparotomy for reduction of the hernia. The patient tolerated the procedure without complications, and he was asymptomatic in the follow-up visit.