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Broad ligament hernia successfully treated by laparoscopy: Case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Matsunami Masatoshi,
Kusanagi Hiroshi,
Hayashi Ken,
Yamada Shigetoshi,
Kano Nobuyasu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian journal of endoscopic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1758-5910
pISSN - 1758-5902
DOI - 10.1111/ases.12119
Subject(s) - medicine , broad ligament , surgery , internal hernia , ligament , laparoscopy , bowel obstruction , hernia , radiology , uterus
We report a case of a 36‐year‐old woman with a history of caesarean section who presented with small bowel obstruction. Abdominal multi‐detector CT showed discontinuity of the small bowel near the broad ligament on the left. We made a provisional diagnosis of an internal hernia through a defect in the broad ligament and performed laparoscopic exploration, which revealed a viable ileal loop incarcerated by the broad ligament. Multi‐detector CT may be useful for diagnosing this type of defect preoperatively, whereby open surgery can be avoided.

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