Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2021 Aug-Sep;99(7):547-549.
doi: 10.1016/j.cireng.2021.02.002. Epub 2021 Feb 6.

Covid no-related surgical emergencies during Covid-19 time. Case report: broad ligament internal hernia with associated small bowel necrosis

Beniamino Pascotto  1 , Virginie Poulain  2 , Barbara Ghistelinck  2 , Juan Santiago Azagra  2
Affiliations
Case Reports

Covid no-related surgical emergencies during Covid-19 time. Case report: broad ligament internal hernia with associated small bowel necrosis

Beniamino Pascotto et al. Cir Esp (Engl Ed). 2021 Aug-Sep.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
CT-Scan image of intestinal obstruction with suffering bowel loop.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
a) Necrotic bowel loop. b) Broad ligament defect (“Fenestra type” according to Hunt – “type 3” according to Cilley3).
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Karmali S., Zurawin R.K., Sherman V. Herniation through the broad ligament. CMAJ. 2010;182:174. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Hunt AB. Fenestrae and pouches in the broad ligament as an actual and potential cause of strangulated intra-abdominal hernia. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1934;58:906–913.
    1. Cilley R., Poterack K., Lemmer J., Dafoe D. Defects of the broad ligament of the uterus. Am J Gastroenterol. 1986;81:389–391. - PubMed
    1. Slezak FA, Schlueter TM. In: Hernia. 4th ed. Nyhus LM, Condon RE, editors. JB Lippincott; Philadelphia: 1995. Hernia of the broad ligament; pp. 491–497.
    1. Suzuki M., Takashima T., Funaki H., Uogishi M, Isobe T, Kanno S, et al. Radiologic imaging of herniation of the small bowel through a defect in the broad ligament. Gastrointest Radiol. 1986;11:102–104. - PubMed

Publication types