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Obturator hernia: An uncommon cause of small bowel obstruction
S Shreshtha
Department of General Surgery, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Dr. S Shreshtha
Department of General Surgery, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, New Delhi
India
A 70 year old lady presented to surgery emergency with small bowel obstruction without any obvious etiology. On exploration she was found to have an obstructed obturator hernia, which is a rare pelvic hernia with an incidence of 0.07-1.4% of all intra-abdominal hernias. Diagnosis is often delayed until laparotomy for bowel obstruction. Strangulation is frequent and mortality remains high (25%). Early diagnosis and surgical treatment contributes greatly to reduce the mortality and morbidity rates. A variety of techniques have been described, however surgical repair has not been standardized. It is an important diagnosis to be considered in elderly patients with intestinal obstruction.
How to cite this article:
Shreshtha S. Obturator hernia: An uncommon cause of small bowel obstruction.J Postgrad Med 2016;62:267-268
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Shreshtha S. Obturator hernia: An uncommon cause of small bowel obstruction. J Postgrad Med [serial online] 2016 [cited 2023 Oct 1 ];62:267-268
Available from: https://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2016;volume=62;issue=4;spage=267;epage=268;aulast=Shreshtha;type=0 |
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