Spontaneous epigastric hernia causing gastric outlet obstruction: a case report
Arowolo, O.A.; Ogundiran, T.O.; Adebamowo, C.A.
African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences 35(3): 385-386
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0309-3913 PMID: 17312750 Document Number: 596481
Epigastric hernia, a rare form of ventral abdominal hernia, accounts for 0.4 - 1.5% of all abdominal wall hernias. It usually occurs in middle - aged individuals and is rarely large enough to admit more than a small amount of extra-peritoneal fat. In this case report, we present a 64 years old woman with 6 days history of sudden onset of painful epigastric swelling associated with acute gastric outlet obstruction. We did not find a previous report of a similar case in the medical literature.