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An internal hernia resulting from an Appendices epiploicae (AE) ring is an especially rare cause, with a mere nine documented instances worldwide.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Case report<\/jats:title><jats:p>This report presents the case of a 58-year-old male who suffered from an internal hernia originating from an AE ring. The condition led to a gangrenous small bowel, which was treated by laparotomy and resection of the affected segment, followed by primary anastomosis. The post-operative recovery was favorable.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Internal hernias, although rare, warrant immediate attention and early intervention to preclude detrimental outcomes, as illustrated in this particular case.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fsurg.2023.1288369","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,15]],"date-time":"2024-01-15T04:22:55Z","timestamp":1705292575000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Uncommon presentation of complicated internal hernia through the appendices epiploicae ring of adhesion: a clinical case study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Mohamed Said","family":"Ghali","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mona S.","family":"Shehata","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mohammed","family":"Al Obahi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Raed M.","family":"Al-Zoubi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ahmad","family":"Zarour","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"3540794","DOI":"10.1155\/2016\/3540794","article-title":"A rare type of primary internal hernia causing small intestinal obstruction","volume":"2016","author":"Kar","year":"2016","journal-title":"Case Rep Surg"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e6119","DOI":"10.1002\/ccr3.6119","article-title":"Two connected large epiploic appendixes make a loop: a case report","volume":"10","author":"Zabihi","year":"2022","journal-title":"Clin Case Rep"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"3126495","DOI":"10.1155\/2020\/3126495","article-title":"Epiploic appendagitis causing small bowel obstruction: a pleasant surprise","volume":"2020","author":"Hadjizacharias","year":"2020","journal-title":"Case Rep Surg"},{"key":"B4","first-page":"423","article-title":"A clinicopathologic study of the epiploic appendages","volume":"103","author":"Dockerty","year":"1956","journal-title":"Surg Gynecol Obstet"},{"key":"B5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"45","DOI":"10.1038\/nrgastro.2010.189","article-title":"Insights into epiploic appendagitis","volume":"8","author":"Schnedl","year":"2011","journal-title":"Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol"},{"key":"B6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"109","DOI":"10.1080\/00015458.2006.11679849","article-title":"Internal herniation with fatal outcome: herniation through an unusual apertura between epiploic appendices and greater omentum","volume":"106","author":"Kulacoglu","year":"2006","journal-title":"Acta Chir Belg"},{"key":"B7","first-page":"187","article-title":"Bowel herniation through a defect in the appendices epiploicae","volume":"29","author":"Lau","year":"1984","journal-title":"J R Coll Surg Edinb"},{"key":"B8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1011","DOI":"10.1007\/s10029-014-1231-y","article-title":"Internal hernia caused by epiploic appendices successfully treated by single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS)","volume":"19","author":"Suzuki","year":"2015","journal-title":"Hernia"}],"container-title":["Frontiers in Surgery"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fsurg.2023.1288369\/full","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,15]],"date-time":"2024-01-15T04:22:58Z","timestamp":1705292578000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fsurg.2023.1288369\/full"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,15]]},"references-count":8,"alternative-id":["10.3389\/fsurg.2023.1288369"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fsurg.2023.1288369","relation":{},"ISSN":["2296-875X"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2296-875X","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,15]]},"article-number":"1288369"}}