TITLE:
Intestinal Obstruction Due to an Internal Hernia through a Defect of the Broad Ligament in an Adult Female Patient: Case Report and Literature Review
AUTHORS:
Samuel A. Essoun, Samuel Debrah
KEYWORDS:
Internal Hernia, Broad Ligament Defect, Intestinal Obstruction
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Vol.5 No.13,
July
22,
2014
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.