@article {Waheed983, author = {Muhammad Waheed and Mohammad Alsenani and Muhammad Al-Akeely and Hamad Al-Qahtani}, title = {An unusual outcome of a giant ventral hernia}, volume = {36}, number = {8}, pages = {983--986}, year = {2015}, doi = {10.15537/smj.2015.8.11559}, publisher = {Saudi Medical Journal}, abstract = {Hernias are routine general surgical problems that may present in any age group, regardless of the patient{\textquoteright}s socioeconomic status. We present a rare case of a complicated ventral hernia leading to short bowel. This is an unusual case and is very rarely reported in the literature. This current case report describes a 54-year-old gentleman who presented to the hospital with a giant strangulated ventral hernia causing massive bowel ischemia and resulting in a short bowel. The literature on large abdominal wall hernias leading to short bowel is reviewed, and a discussion on short bowel syndrome is also presented.}, issn = {0379-5284}, URL = {https://smj.org.sa/content/36/8/983}, eprint = {https://smj.org.sa/content/36/8/983.full.pdf}, journal = {Saudi Medical Journal} }