Observational studyMedicine2016
Obturator hernia as a frequent finding during laparoscopic pelvic exploration: A retrospective observational study.
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18 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Incidental Finding of Bladder Herniation Through the Obturator Canal: A Cadaveric Observation.Cureus · 2025Article
- Bladder Herniation through the Obturator Foramen Treated with Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair Using a Contralateral 3D Max Mesh: A Case Report.Surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Indications for treatment of incidental obturator hernia encountered during transabdominal preperitoneal repair (TAPP).Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Incidentally found obturator hernias during totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair: a single-center experience.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
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- A case of intestinal obstruction in a 90-year-old patient at a tertiary hospital in Central Saudi Arabia with a rare cause: obturator hernia!Journal of surgical case reports · 2022Article
- Obturator hernia - a rare etiology of lateral thigh pain: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
- Diagnostic difficulties in obturator hernia: a rare case presentation and review of literature.BMJ case reports · 2020Review
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- Asynchronous Bilateral Obturator Hernias: A Suggested Approach to Reduce Morbidity of Obturator Hernias.Cureus · 2019Article
- Unusual cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction in a cachectic older multiparous woman.BMJ case reports · 2019Article
- Laparoscopic assisted repair of strangulated obturator hernia-Way to go.International journal of surgery case reports · 2019Article
- Laparoscopic repair is a treatment of choice for selected patients with incarcerated obturator hernia.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2018Article
- Elective laparoscopic repair after reduction might be useful strategy for incarcerated obturator hernia: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2017Article
- Emergency incarcerated obturator hernia repair with biologic mesh in a male patient after ipsilateral hip disarticulation: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2017Article
- Occult Para-Psoas Hernia during Routine Endoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair.JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
Hernia through the obturator canal is usually unsuspected and hence undiagnosed. Patients with obturator hernias present as acute cases of intestinal obstruction secondary to strangulation or incarceration, with high rate of morbidity and mortality due to delayed diagnosis and treatment. The know incidence of obturator hernia is low, representing 0.073% (11 of 15,098) of all hernias repaired at the Mayo Clinic in a retrospective study of 15 years. In this study, we conducted a retrospective analysis of laparoscopic extraperitoneal hernia repairs that were performed between the years 2003 and 2007. All procedures were undertaken by 2 experienced surgeons who performed more than 150 previous surgeries. In 293 patients who underwent repair of bilateral or recurrent inguinal hernia, exploration of the obturator foramen was conducted looking for obturator hernia, which was found in 20 cases (6.82% of patients). The true incidence of obturator hernia is greater than that reported in the literature, and the chances of detecting hernia are greater if an equal number of men and women are scanned could be higher if pelvic scanning was performed.
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