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01-04-2007 | Interpretation Corner
Utility of multi-detector CT for pre-operative diagnosis of internal hernia through a defect in the broad ligament (2007: 1b)
Authors:
Nobuyuki Kosaka, Hidemasa Uematsu, Hirohiko Kimura, Sanae Yamamori, Katsuyasu Hirano, Harumi Itoh
Published in:
European Radiology
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Issue 4/2007
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Abstract
Internal hernia through a defect in the broad ligament is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction, and pre-operative diagnosis is generally difficult. Here, we report our experience in which multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT), which allows direct recognition of incarcerated small bowel, was useful in the pre-operative diagnosis of this hernia.