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Rare case of obturator hernia: Surgical anatomy, planning, and considerations
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2022 Obturator hernia is a rare variation of abdominal hernias that cause significant morbidity and mortality, especially in the elderly population. Incidence rates vary but account for approximately 0.07%–1.0% of all hernias.
Adam Delgado +3 more
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Obturator Hernia Presenting as Hip Pain: A Case Report
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2012 We report an 86-year-old women with an obturator hernia presenting with recurrent right hip pain. Obturator hernia is a diagnostic challenge because the hernial mass is usually concealed beneath the pectineus.
Ping Keung Chan +2 more
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An unusual case of early-stage obturator hernia causing bowel obstruction and strangulation
Radiology Case Reports, 2022 Obturator hernia is rare, contributing to less than 2% of the total incidence of small bowel obstructions. The diagnosis of obturator hernia is still a big challenge today.
Irfan Deny Sanjaya, MD +1 more
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Traumatic obturator foramen hernia. A rare aetiology of a rare condition: A case report
Trauma Case Reports, 2022 Obturator hernias (OH) are rare, accounting for less than 0.05% of all hernias. The aetiology is usually attributed to chronically raised intra-abdominal pressure or cachexia with poor muscle mass. This case report describes a traumatic obturator hernia,
Megan Alderuccio +3 more
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International Journal of Abdominal Wall and Hernia Surgery, 2023 An obturator hernia remains a rare occurrence and accounts for less than 1% of all abdominal wall hernias. To have a concomitant presentation with a direct inguinal hernia makes this an extremely rare case report.
Yagan Pillay
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An elderly woman with obstructed obturator hernia: a less common variety of external abdominal hernia [PDF]
, 2010 Obturator hernia is a type of external abdominal hernia. Site of herniation is the obturator canal, which is the superolateral aspect of the obturator foramen. The herniation sac exits the pelvis near the obturator nerve and vessels .
H Rigauts +6 more
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Defect closure for obturator hernia repair: a scoping review [registration]
, 2021 Protocol registration.
Mikkel Andreas Holm
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Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2021 The ProGrip™ laparoscopic self-fixating mesh provides advantages such as low cost and reduced pain following tack-free fixation in laparoscopic hernia repair through a transabdominal preperitoneal approach. Obturator hernia repair needs adequate fixation
Jun Muto +7 more
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Obturator hernia: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021 Background Obturator hernia is rare and accounts for less than 1% of all abdominal wall hernias. It represents a diagnostic challenge due to its nonspecific signs and symptoms. Case presentation We present a case of an 89-year-old caucasian female with a
C. Kendall Major +2 more
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A rare case of left‐sided obturator hernia diagnosed by computed tomography
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Obturator hernia is a rare condition that is difficult to detect clinically. We highlight the importance of a CT scan in establishing an early diagnosis of an obturator hernia, effective surgical intervention planning, thereby ...
Manisha Aryal +4 more
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