Small bowel obstruction due to broad ligament hernia: computed tomography findings

We report a case of surgically confirmed small bowel obstruction due to hernia through a defect in the broad ligament. Multi-detector computed tomography (CT) demonstrated the presence and the precise location of this very unusual internal pelvic hernia. Those CT findings are presented here.

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Published in:Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery 2011-06, Vol.15 (3), p.353-355
Main Authors: Barbier Brion, B., Daragon, C., Idelcadi, O., Mantion, G., Kastler, B., Delabrousse, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal Surgery
Adult
Broad Ligament - diagnostic imaging
Broad Ligament - pathology
Broad Ligament - surgery
Case Report
Female
Hernia - complications
Hernia - diagnostic imaging
Herniorrhaphy
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction - diagnostic imaging
Intestinal Obstruction - etiology
Intestinal Obstruction - surgery
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:We report a case of surgically confirmed small bowel obstruction due to hernia through a defect in the broad ligament. Multi-detector computed tomography (CT) demonstrated the presence and the precise location of this very unusual internal pelvic hernia. Those CT findings are presented here.
ISSN:1265-4906
1248-9204
DOI:10.1007/s10029-010-0660-5