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Computed tomography image shows dilation of the small intestine. The arrow denotes the location at which a small intestinal caliber change is seen around the cecum.
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Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed an intestinal obstruction at a retrocecal site and dilatation of the small bowel at the oral side of the obstruction (Fig. 1).
Intraoperative findings reveal incarceration of the ileum in the retrocecal fossa (arrow, A). The orifice of the retrocecal hernia is sutured with an absorbable surgical suture and closed (arrow, B).
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During the operation, a portion of the ileum was found to be incarcerated in the retrocecal cavity and the patient was diagnosed with retrocecal hernia (Fig. 2A). The incarcerated ileum was reducible and viable, and the orifice of the retrocecal hernia was sutured with an absorbable surgical suture and closed (Fig. 2B).