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Internal hernia through a defect in the broad ligament: a rare cause of intestinal obstruction

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Internal hernias through the broad ligament are an extremely rare cause of intestinal obstruction. Clinical symptoms and imaging are often nonspecific, making preoperative diagnosis difficult. The authors report a case in which multidetector computed tomography proved useful in the preoperative diagnosis.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Division of Emergency Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Vernon M. Chapman, James T. Rhea & Robert A. Novelline

  2. Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Radiology, FND 210, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA

    James T. Rhea

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Chapman, V.M., Rhea, J.T. & Novelline, R.A. Internal hernia through a defect in the broad ligament: a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. Emergency Radiology 10, 94–95 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-003-0287-2

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