Spontaneous rupture of umbilical hernia in an adult with evisceration of small bowel: a case report

Spontaneous rupture of umbilical hernia in an adult patient is a rare presentation. We present a case of a 43-year old male patient with long standing history of umbilical hernia who presented with sudden spontaneous rupture of the hernia with evisceration of the small bowel. The authors would like...

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Published inJournal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 59 - 62
Main Authors Limbu, Yugal, Pokhrel, Manish, Bohara, Tanka Prasad, Joshi, Mukund Raj
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Society of Surgeons of Nepal 31.12.2020
Subjects
Evisceration
Spontaneous rupture
Umbilical Hernia
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Summary:Spontaneous rupture of umbilical hernia in an adult patient is a rare presentation. We present a case of a 43-year old male patient with long standing history of umbilical hernia who presented with sudden spontaneous rupture of the hernia with evisceration of the small bowel. The authors would like to highlight this rare complication of umbilical hernia and its management.
ISSN:1815-3984
2392-4772
DOI:10.3126/jssn.v23i2.35842