Journal of Clinical Gynecology and Obstetrics, ISSN 1927-1271 print, 1927-128X online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 2, Number 2, September 2013, pages 93-95

Bowel Herniation Through Broad Ligament Mimicking Ovarian Torsion: A Novel Presentation

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Tranvaginal scan at presentation. Transvaginal scan showing a large complex, cystic mass in left adexa, with septation. (A reconsideration of this scan in retrospect, suggests dilated incoming and outgoing loop of bowel.)
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Laparoscopic findings. Intraoperative view of the herniatied bowel loop through the defect in broad ligament.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Broad ligament defects. Illustration of bilateral defects in broad ligament with bowel herniation on left side. (Modified from rabushka’s report of colon hernia through a hiatus in the broad ligament.)