Richter hernia

Schematic diagram showing a Richter hernia, in which the antimesenteric border, but not the whole wall, of the bowel is incarcerated.

Reproduced with permission from: Mulholland MW, Lillemoe KD. Greenfield's Surgery: Scientific Principles And Practice, Fourth Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006. Copyright © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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