Incarcerated fallopian tube presenting in an incisional hernia : a case report

Even though the use of mass closure has significantly decreased the rate of burst abdomen following laparotomy to less than 1%, incisional hernias are still commonly encountered in general surgical practice'. The contents of the hernia are usually small bowel and, less commonly, large bowel. Herniation of pelvic and solid abdominal viscera is extremely rare. To date, herniation of the fallopian tubes has not been reported. In this report, we present an incarcerated fallopian tube in an incisional hernia following a Pfannenstiel incision.