ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2019
Case report: Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal repair of an obturator hernia with self-gripping mesh under spinal anaesthesia.
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- Obturator hernias: a systematic review of the literature.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Pooled it
- A Patient With Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to an Incarcerated Left Obturator Hernia.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal obturator hernioplasty with self-gripping mesh: A case report with operative video.International journal of surgery case reports · 2021Article
- Small Bowel Obstruction Due to Incarcerated Obturator Hernia: Successfull Surgical Management with Modified Mesh-Plug Hernioplasty.The American journal of case reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionObturator hernias account for less than 0.073% of all hernias and less than 1.6% of all cases of mechanical bowel obstructions. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We present a case of a 79 year-old elderly female with two recurrent bowel obstructions that have resolved with conservative management. On the third presentation we performed a totally extraperitoneal repair (TEP) with conscious sedation and a L3/4 spinal block. An obturator defect was patched with a self gripping mesh (progrip). The patient was discharged day 2 post operatively. DISCUSSION: Laparoscopic surgery can be safely performed in high risk patients with careful monitoring. Laparoscopic surgery is usually associated with a shorter post-operative length of stay.
conclusionThis case demonstrates the successful but unconventional repair of an obturator hernia in a patient who had a high risk of significant morbidity and mortality with a more conventional anaesthesia and surgery.
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