title: Herniation of small bowel through the falciform ligament: CT demonstration.
abstract: A case of intestinal obstruction with strangulation due to a hernia through a rent in the falciform ligament is presented to emphasize the diagnostic role of CT imaging in patients without previous surgery.
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Baer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008022:Ligaments / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed