TY - JOUR T1 - An unusual outcome of a giant ventral hernia JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 983 LP - 986 DO - 10.15537/smj.2015.8.11559 VL - 36 IS - 8 AU - Muhammad Waheed AU - Mohammad Alsenani AU - Muhammad Al-Akeely AU - Hamad Al-Qahtani Y1 - 2015/08/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/36/8/983.abstract N2 - Hernias are routine general surgical problems that may present in any age group, regardless of the patient’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. ER -