Bowel Obstruction and Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case Report of a Patient with Complications from a Broad Ligament Hernia

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...

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Main Authors: Naoko Otani-Takei, Tetsu Akimoto, Ai Sadatomo, Osamu Saito, Shigeaki Muto, Eiji Kusano, Daisuke Nagata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-09-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S40059