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Yang, Cho, Shin, Kim, Kim, and Kim: Internal Hernia through the Pouch of Douglas after Hysterectomy: A Case Report
Case Report
Abdominal Radiology
Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology

Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology 2012; 66(5): 469-472.

Published online: 3 May 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.0000/jksr.2012.66.5.469

Internal Hernia through the Pouch of Douglas after Hysterectomy: A Case Report

Dongjin Yang, MD, Seung Hyun Cho, MD, Hyun Woong Shin, MD, Tae Eun Kim, MD, Byung Young Kim, MD, Hee Jin Kim, MD

Department of Radiology, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea.

Corresponding author: Seung Hyun Cho, MD. Department of Radiology, Daegu Fatima Hospital, 576-31 Sinam-dong, Dong-gu, Daegu 701-600, Korea. Tel. 82-53-940-7161, Fax. 82-53-954-7417, shcho2405@gmail.com

Received 16 February 2012       Accepted 14 March 2012

Copyright © 2012 The Korean Society of Radiology

Abstract

Internal hernia is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction. Among the different types of internal hernias, the pelvic hernia is extremely rare. We report the radiographic findings of a patient with a Douglas pouch hernia presenting with closed loop obstruction at the anterior aspect of the distal rectum. The patient was a 60-year-old female, who had undergone a hysterectomy 20 years prior, for treatment of a uterine myoma.

Keywords: Internal Hernia, Pelvic Hernia, Computed Tomography, Pouch of Douglas

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