Internal herniation through a defect of the broad ligament of the uterus.
Internal herniation through a defect of the uterine broad ligament is rarely encountered. We report a case of a 52-year-old woman in whom a closed bowel loop with approximation of its ends to the uterus was the definitive computed tomographic finding. This type of internal herniation should be considered in the differential diagnosis of female patients presenting with ileus.
Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Yamagata University, Iidanishi 2-2-2, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan. haku@sanyudo.or.jp
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D001956:Broad Ligament; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery