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Broad ligament hernia successfully repaired by single‐incision laparoscopy: A case report
Author(s) -
Takeyama Hiroshi,
Kogita Yuya,
Nishigaki Takahiko,
Yamashita Masafumi,
Aikawa Eriko,
Hoshi Minako,
Taniguchi Hirokazu,
Maruyama Yasuki,
Nakajima Kazuhiro,
Yamamoto Yoshimitsu,
Adachi Kazushige,
Yamamoto Hitoshi,
Ikeda Kimimasa,
Kurokawa Eiji
Publication year - 2018
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.12441
Subject(s) - medicine , ligament , broad ligament , surgery , hernia , laparoscopy , abdomen , sigmoid colon , rectum , uterus
A 52‐year‐old woman with a history of two parturitions presented with lower abdominal pain. Multi‐detector CT of the abdomen showed discontinuity of the sigmoid colon near the broad ligament on the left side. We assigned a provisional diagnosis of an internal hernia progressing through a defect in the broad ligament. SILS revealed a total broad ligament defect on the left side but no signs of ischemic, necrotic bowel. We successfully repaired the broad ligament defect with suturing. At the 2‐month follow‐up, the patient remained well with no signs of recurrence. This case appears to be the first report of a broad ligament hernia successfully diagnosed and repaired by SILS.