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Skeletonization of iliac vessels during pelvic lymph node dissection (LND), as part of surgical staging or treatment of patients with uterine, ovarian or urogenital cancer, is a strict prerequisite for orifice formation.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A 68-year-old woman presented at the emergency department with complaints of constipation for the last 3\u00a0days and acute-onset abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting since few hours. She had a history of laparoscopic hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and para-aortic and pelvic LND 7\u00a0years ago. A distended abdomen with diffuse tenderness on palpation was noted. A CT scan demonstrated bowel obstruction secondary to an incarcerated hernia underneath an elongated right external iliac artery. During an emergency exploratory laparotomy, the incarcerated bowel was reduced and the hernial orifice closed with a running suture. The patient had an uneventful postoperative period and was discharged on the fifth postoperative day.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This rare internal hernia can manifest with non-specific symptoms of small bowel obstruction at any given point after index surgery, sometimes even after several years free of complaints. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography is the method of choice for fast and reliable diagnosis and helps in planning the necessary emergency laparotomy.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This life-threatening complication adds to the current controversy of pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy in patients with endometrial cancer. 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