Internal herniation through the broad ligament. Case report.
Two cases of internal herniation through a defect in the broad ligament of the uterus are described. This rare condition should be borne in mind when a middle-aged woman presents with colicky lower abdominal pain. The etiology is unknown, but both congenital and acquired origins have been proposed.
Department of Surgery, Linköping University Hospital, Sweden.
T E
TE
Bolin
D000290:Adnexa Uteri / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001956:Broad Ligament / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery