A Case Report of a Hernia of the Broad Ligament of the Uterus for Which Intestinal Tract Excision was Needed

Abstract

A 50-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of abdominal pain (especially the lower abdomen) and vomiting. She had given birth to one daughter with natural delivery 20 years previously. CT imaging showed a stricture in the small intestine caused by the supportive tissue in the left side of the uterus. Therefore, the diagnosis of an internal hernia near the left broad ligament of the uterus was obtained, and an abdominal operation was performed. Intra-abdominally, we saw a large amount of hemorrhagic ascites with the loss of 3cm in the left broad ligament of the uterus and the necrosis in small intestines of about 90cm. We excised the necrotic small intestine and closed up the loss of the ligament.