Internal hernias are relatively rare and difficult to diagnose. Diagnostic delays lead to the progression of strangulation. Preoperative diagnosis of internal hernia is very rare. Early intervention and surgical correction goes a long way in preventing high morbidity and mortality associated with cases of internal hernia. Internal hernia is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. Internal hernias represent the penetration of intestinal loops through congenital or acquired openings within the mesentery or peritoneum.

Our case was a 42 years old female with presentation of gastrointestinal obstruction, that in surgery we find internal hernia in small intestine in broad ligaments of uterine, we exclude the trapped intestine and repair the broad ligaments, and discharge her healthy.

Internal hernia of intestine, in adults, it may develop as an acquired condition resulting from abdominal injury, peritoneal inflammation, or iatrogenic factors following previous surgical procedures. Small bowel internal hernias (IHs), a rare cause of small bowel occlusion (SBO) and small bowel strangulation, while more commonly seen in young adults, can also affect elderly patients and pose a significant diagnostic challenge due to their nonspecific symptoms. In most cases, laparotomy was used to diagnose IHs. However, multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) is usually the best imaging tool to use in the emergency setting for the diagnosis of IHs

We encountered a very rare case of internal hernia in the broad ligaments of uterine.

Internal hernias are relatively rare and difficult to diagnose. Diagnostic delays lead to the progression of strangulation [1]. Preoperative diagnosis of internal hernia is very rare. Early intervention and surgical correction goes a long way in preventing high morbidity and mortality associated with cases of internal hernia [2]. Internal hernia is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction [3]. An abdominal computed tomographic scan showed evidence of an intestinal obstruction at a site [4]. Internal hernias represent the penetration of intestinal loops through congenital or acquired openings within the mesentery or peritoneum [6]. IH is a rare condition with a prevalence of less than 1% in the general population and is primarily reported in children as a congenital anomaly [7]. In adults, it may develop as an acquired condition resulting from abdominal injury, peritoneal inflammation, or iatrogenic factors following previous surgical procedures [8,9].Data consistently show that in experienced trained hands, laparoscopic tubal sterilization is safe and highly effective regardless of the approach or occlusive method. The known mortality rate is between four and eight deaths per 100,000 cases and the rate of intraoperative and postoperative major complications is less than 1% [10].

Our case was a 42 years old female with presentation of intestinal obstruction such as: nausea, vomiting, abdominal distention that admit in surgery part. We start exams and Xrays that shows Abdominal obstruction. We perform surgery with laparotomy and we find internal hernia of small intestine (figure1) We search for the points of internal hernia that we find left broad ligament of uterine has a rupture (figure2). We exclude the intestine that shows barrow pressure on this part of intestine (figure3). We repair ruptured broad ligaments because of previous Tubal ligation on left side. After surgery we observed her and discharge her healthy.

Figure1: Internal hernia.

Figure 2: ruptured broad ligament of uterine.

Figure 3: Lacerated small intestine.

Internal hernia is defined as the herniation of an organ into an unusually large fossa, fovea, or foramen in the abdominal cavity. Internal hernias occur in 0.2–5.8% of all cases of small bowel obstruction. On the other hand, internal hernias in the pelvis, including the broad ligament of the uterus, Douglas fossa, and pararectal fossa, occur in < 6% of cases [11]. Internal hernia is an uncommon cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction [12]. Small bowel internal hernias (IHs), a rare cause of small bowel occlusion (SBO) and small bowel strangulation, while more commonly seen in young adults, can also affect elderly patients and pose a significant diagnostic challenge due to their nonspecific symptoms. In most cases, laparotomy was used to diagnose IHs. However, multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) is usually the best imaging tool to use in the emergency setting for the diagnosis of His [13]. An Internal hernia hernia is a rare cause of an internal hernia that may require massive bowel resection [14].

An internal hernia may be either congenital or acquired [5]. Preoperative diagnosis of internal hernia is very rare. Early intervention and surgical correction goes a long way in preventing high morbidity and mortality associated with cases of internal hernia [2]. Internal hernia is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction [3]. An abdominal computed tomographic scan showed evidence of an intestinal obstruction at a site [4]. Internal hernias represent the penetration of intestinal loops through congenital or acquired openings within the mesentery or peritoneum [6]. IH is a rare condition with a prevalence of less than 1% in the general population and is primarily reported in children as a congenital anomaly [7]. In adults, it may develop as an acquired condition resulting from abdominal injury, peritoneal inflammation, or iatrogenic factors following previous surgical procedures 

[8,9,10]. Small bowel internal hernias (IHs), a rare cause of small bowel occlusion (SBO) and small bowel strangulation, while more commonly seen in young adults, can also affect elderly patients and pose a significant diagnostic challenge due to their nonspecific symptoms. In most cases, laparotomy was used to diagnose IHs. However, multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) is usually the best imaging tool to use in the emergency setting for the diagnosis of His [13]. A paraduodenal hernia is a rare cause of an internal hernia that may require massive bowel resection [14]. Few cases of intestinal obstruction after colostomy are caused by internal hernia [15].

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Authors' contributions:

Ahmad Reza Shahraki is the surgeon of patient and writes this paper. Elham Shahraki edits paper and Elahe Shahraki collects data’s.

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We encountered a very rare case of internal hernia in the. Internal hernias are relatively rare and difficult to diagnose. Diagnostic delays lead to the progression of strangulation.