title: Incarcerated internal hernia of the small intestine through a breach of the broad ligament: two cases and a literature review.
abstract: Two cases of internal herniation through a defect in the broad ligament of the uterus are described. Both were successfully treated laparoscopically. This rare condition should be borne in mind when a middle-aged woman presents with colicky lower abdominal pain. The cause is unknown, but both congenital and acquired origins have been proposed. As far as emergency situations are concerned, laparoscopy has proven to be both a diagnostic and a therapeutic tool.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Presidio Ospedaliero, Vittorio Veneto (TV), Italy. fagresta@libero.it
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Agresta
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Michelet
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Candiotto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bedin
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001956:Broad Ligament; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006547:Hernia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged