Internal herniation through a defect of the broad ligament of the uterus

Abdom Imaging. 2004 Mar-Apr;29(2):161-3. doi: 10.1007/s00261-003-0065-y.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Broad Ligament*
  • Female
  • Hernia / diagnostic imaging*
  • Herniorrhaphy
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Obstruction / diagnostic imaging*
  • Intestinal Obstruction / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
  • Uterine Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Uterine Diseases / surgery