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- Title
Bowel Obstruction and Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case Report of a Patient with Complications from a Broad Ligament Hernia.
- Authors
Naoko Otani-Takei; Tetsu Akimoto; Ai Sadatomo; Osamu Saito; Shigeaki Muto; Eiji Kusano; Daisuke Nagata
- Abstract
Abdominal hernias are a common cause of bowel obstruction. The major types of abdominal hernias are external or abdominal wall hernias, which occur at areas of congenital or acquired weakness in the abdominal wall. An alternative entity is internal hernias, which are characterized by a protrusion of viscera through the peritoneum or mesentery. We herein present the case of a female peritoneal dialysis patient with bowel obstruction due to an internal hernia. Although an initial work-up did not lead to a correct diagnosis, an exploratory laparotomy revealed that she had intestinal herniation due to a defect in the broad ligament of the uterus, which was promptly corrected by surgery. The concerns about the perioperative dialytic management as well as the diagnostic problems regarding the disease that arose in our experience with the present patient are also discussed.
- Publication
Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2016, Issue 9, p57
- ISSN
1179-5476
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4137/CCRep.S40059