ReviewBMJ case reports2020
Diagnostic difficulties in obturator hernia: a rare case presentation and review of literature.
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- The impact of non-invasive manual and ultrasonographic reduction for incarcerated obturator hernia: a retrospective cohort study and systematic review.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Obturator hernia, rare cause of bowel obstruction in an old female: a case series.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Obturator hernia mimicking recurrent femoral hernia: A diagnostic challenge in an elderly patient (case report).International journal of surgery case reports · 2025Article
- Obturator hernia presenting with intestinal obstruction: A case study and CT imaging insights.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- A rare case of left-sided obturator hernia diagnosed by computed tomography.Clinical case reports · 2023Article
- Obturator hernia (the little old lady's hernia) diagnosed via computed tomography: a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Laparoscopic port site Richter's hernia after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.IJU case reports · 2022Article
- Obturator hernia: A case report of intestinal obstruction with challenging diagnosis and non-standardized treatment.International journal of surgery case reports · 2022Article
- An unusual case of early-stage obturator hernia causing bowel obstruction and strangulation.Radiology case reports · 2022Article
- Obturator hernia - a rare etiology of lateral thigh pain: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
- A delayed diagnosis of obturator hernia hoodwinked by previous laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.Journal of surgical case reports · 2021Article
- Obturator hernia: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2021Article
- Diagnosis and treatment of obturator hernia: retrospective analysis of 86 clinical cases at a single institution.BMC surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
Hernia arising from obturator canal is rare and it contributes to about less than 1% of incidence of all hernias. Diagnosing an obturator hernia clinically is a challenging one and nearly impossible. These hernias usually present as an intestinal obstruction as more than 50% of obturator hernias goes in for strangulation. Here, we report an unusual presentation of an obturator hernia in a 70-year-old woman who presented to emergency room with acute abdomen and uncomplicated reducible inguinal hernia. Radiological imaging showed obstructed inguinal hernia while on diagnostic laparoscopy, a strangulated and perforated obturator hernia of Richter's type was seen in addition to an uncomplicated inguinal hernia. Obturator hernia, although very rare, is associated with high morbidity and mortality as it is often underdiagnosed as in our case. Laparoscopy bailed us out from missing out a perforation from an occult obturator hernia.
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