The diagnosis and treatment of internal abdominal hernia usually require laparotomy. We report a case of preoperative diagnosis and laparoscopic repair of paracecal hernia. A 90-year-old woman was referred with features of a well-established small bowel obstruction (SBO). Computed tomography and a small bowel contrast examination showed a paracecal hernia. With the patient under general anesthesia, laparoscopic surgery was carried out with the use of pneumoperitoneum, and an easy reduction of the incarcerated intestinal loop was achieved by gentle traction of the intestine. The bowel was assessed for viability and showed no evidence of nonviability. The abnormal orifice in the paracecal region was observed. The orifice was closed with 3-0 PDS II (polydiaxonone) sutures laparoscopically. A laparotomy was avoided, and the patient recovered without significant complications. We conclude that laparoscopy can play a useful role in the treatment of internal hernia causing SBO when an obstructive lesion has been detected and decompression accomplished preoperatively.
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