ArticleBMC surgery2021
Diagnosis and treatment of obturator hernia: retrospective analysis of 86 clinical cases at a single institution.
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- Obturator hernia in adults: a systematic review of CT diagnosis and surgical management.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Management and outcomes of obturator hernias: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Imaging findings of an obturator hernia: A rare cause of small bowel obstruction.Radiology case reports · 2026Article
- Obturator hernia misdiagnosed as inguinal incarceration: a case of postoperative small-bowel perforation and subcutaneous fecal emphysema.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Strangulated right obturator hernia causing small bowel obstruction in an elderly woman with bilateral obturator hernias and a positive Howship-Romberg sign: a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
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- Obturator hernia, rare cause of bowel obstruction in an old female: a case series.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
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- A Patient With Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to an Incarcerated Left Obturator Hernia.Cureus · 2025Article
- Incarcerated obturator hernia complicated by lower limb venous thrombosis: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2025Article
- 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
- Obturator hernia: a persisting clinical diagnostic challenge - a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Robotic transabdominal preperitoneal repair for bilateral obturator hernia: a video vignette.Journal of minimally invasive surgery · 2024Article
- Obturator Hernia in a Patient Undergoing Hemodialysis.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2024Article
- The "Little-Old-Lady's Hernia", Obturator Hernia: A Case Report and Literature Review.Case reports in surgery · 2024Article
- Intestinal Obstruction Due to an Incarcerated Obturator Hernia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Cureus · 2023Article
- Epidemiology and surgical management of 184 obturator hernias: a nationwide registry-based cohort study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo explore the clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of obturator hernia.
methodsEighty-six patients who were diagnosed as obturator hernia by abdominal CT in the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery of our hospital between 2009 and 2019 were enrolled in this study. Patient characteristics, surgical method, postoperative complications and mortalities were retrospectively reviewed.
resultsThirty days mortality rate of 5.5% and 46.1% were observed in surgery group and non-surgery group, respectively. Surgery was performed as an emergency procedure in 59 cases and elective procedure in 14 cases depending on different hernia contents, intestinal necrosis and signs of peritonitis. In the emergency surgery group, segmental intestinal resection with anastomosis was performed in 24 patients (24/59, 40.7%). There were 4 deaths (4/59, 6.8%) in this group, all of which occurred in patients undergoing SI resections. In contrast, no bowel resection, postoperative complications, or death occurred in the elective surgery group. 3-year recurrence rates of 5.1% (3/59) and 7.1% (1/14) were observed in the emergency surgery and the elective surgery group, respectively.
conclusionsCT examination plays an important role in improving the diagnostic rate of obturator hernia. Timely surgical treatment is the key to improve the efficacy of obturator hernia and prevent the deterioration of the condition. In addition, intestinal resection and postoperative complications may be the important factors leading to postoperative death.
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