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Internal herniation through a broad ligament defect after obturator hernia repair

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A case of internal herniation into a broad ligament pouch 5 months after obturator herniorrhaphy is reported. We believe this to be the first reported postoperative case of internal herniation into such a defect in the broad ligament following obturator herniation repair. Computed tomography was useful in the preoperative diagnosis.

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  1. Arimatsu Central Hospital, 5-1-7 Arimatsu, 921, Kanazawa, Japan

    Matsuhei Tanaka, Yoshio Kaneko, Ken-Ichi Ietsugu & Chihiro Yoshida

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Tanaka, M., Kaneko, Y., Ietsugu, KI. et al. Internal herniation through a broad ligament defect after obturator hernia repair. Surg Today 24, 634–637 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01833730

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