ConclusionThe syndrome of bilateral lacerations of the broad ligament resulting from child‐birth was first described in 1955. Its clinical significance has been emphasized as an etiologic factor in such pelvic symptomatology as dyspareunia, dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia and pelvic pain. A case of a strangulated bowel secondary to a herniation through a tear in the broad ligament has been presented. To the author's knowledge this is the first reported case of a bowel obstruction complicating the Allen‐Masters syndrome.