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Maria Julia Corbetta Machado Author

majucorbettam@gmail.com

Subjects of specialization
General Surgery, Percutaneous Cholecystostomy, Acute Cholecystitis

Affiliation
Maria Corbetta is a Research Fellow at Hunter New England Health District in Newcastle, Australia

Biography

Maria Corbetta is a Research Fellow at Hunter New England Health District in Newcastle, Australia. With a career of over 10 years in surgical roles, Maria has been working for the Australian Health workforce since 2015, where she has been pursuing a career in General Surgery. She is a passionate surgical trainee, with interest in advanced laparoscopic surgery and surgical oncology.

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Special Issue Article Open Access

Foramen of Winslow Hernia

Author(s):

Maria Julia Corbetta Machado, MBBS

 

Background 
Small bowel obstruction is a common cause of surgical admission, a minority (0.08%) of which is caused by Foramen of Winslow hernia (FOWH). This entity can be particularly difficult to diagnose, and have been associated with high mortality rates in former years.  With the development of accessible computer tomography (CT) earlier diagnosis can be achieved, resulting in better outcomes. The conjunction of FOWH and Meckel’s diverticulum has been reported in the literature, however as a rarity. In this case report, a 76-year-old gentleman presented to our emergency department with features of small bowel obstruction (SBO) and found to have a Meckel’s diverticulum herniating through FOW as a cause of his SBO.
Case Report
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