Intestinal Obstruction Due to an Internal Hernia through a Defect of the Broad Ligament in an Adult Female Patient: Case Report and Literature Review

Samuel A. Essoun, Samuel Debrah

Department of Surgery, Central Regional Hospital, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Department of Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.

DOI: 10.4236/ijcm.2014.513109                

Abstract

Internal hernia is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. We present a case of 43-year-old woman without any prior surgical history who was referred as a case of obstructed para-umbilical hernia from a satellite clinic. The objective is to highlight the occurrence of such a rare clinical problem and to provide an insight into decision making especially when there is discordance between an obvious pathology and clinical features.

Keywords

Internal Hernia, Broad Ligament Defect, Intestinal Obstruction

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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