Fig. 2

Schemata of the operative findings. a Diaphragmatic hernia with strangulated ileus: scattered areas of necrosis in the small intestine (black arrow), transverse colon (white arrowheads), and omentum (black arrowhead) were evident. b The orifice of the diaphragmatic hernia was closed with interrupted sutures (1). The necrotic portions of the transverse colon (2) and small intestine (3) were resected and repaired. A gastrostomy was performed (4)