title: [A case report of internal hernia through an abnormal defect in the broad ligament of the uterus].
abstract: We report a rare case of internal hernia through an abnormal defect in the broad ligament of the uterus. A 49-year-old woman, without any previous surgery, was admitted because of vomiting and lower abdominal pain. Three days after admission a small amount of small intestinal gas was pointed out on her plain abdominal X-ray film. An enema examination by ileus tube revealed a pooling of gastrografin on the left side of the pelvic cavity, showing an obstruction of the ileum. Therefore, an emergency operation was performed, whereupon we found an abnormal defect in the left broad ligament of the uterus. This case describes an internal hernia through an abnormal defect in a female ileus patient without a history of surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Social Insurance Shimonoseki Kohsei Hospital, Japan. y.tanioka@kousei-h.jp
authors.forename: Yukari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanioka
authors.forename: Atsuyoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: Kohsuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okita
authors.forename: Teruaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Satoyoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Kyouhei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Kouichirou
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: Kiwamu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okita
mesh_terms: D001956:Broad Ligament / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D045823:Ileus / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged