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Small bowel obstruction secondary to internal hernia through a defect of the broad ligament: preoperative multi-detector CT diagnosis

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We report a case of small bowel obstruction secondary to internal hernia through a defect in the broad ligament diagnosed by MDCT and confirmed at surgery. The CT findings that allow the diagnosis of this very rare cause of SBO are presented here.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Ps. Vall d’Hebron 119-129, Barcelona, Spain

    Sergi Quiroga & Manuel Sarrias

  2. Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

    José Luis Sánchez & Joaquín Rivero

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Quiroga, S., Sarrias, M., Sánchez, J.L. et al. Small bowel obstruction secondary to internal hernia through a defect of the broad ligament: preoperative multi-detector CT diagnosis. Abdom Imaging 37, 1089–1091 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-012-9846-x

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