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Broad Ligament Hernia — Report of a Case

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Hellenic Journal of Surgery

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Small bowel obstruction due to broad ligament internal hernia is extremely rare. The case of a young lady with herniation of small bowel through a defect in the broad ligament of the uterus is reported and the relevant literature is briefly reviewed.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, 160 030, India

    Naveendeep Kaur, Chisel Bhatia, Robin Kaushik, Sushma Bhardwaj & Simrandeep Singh

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Kaur, N., Bhatia, C., Kaushik, R. et al. Broad Ligament Hernia — Report of a Case. Hellenic J Surg 92, 192–194 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13126-020-0575-2

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