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ArticleJournal of minimally invasive surgery2020

Which Patients Are a Better Candidate of Laparoscopic Repair in Obturator Hernia Patients?

Jae Seung Kwak, Sang Eok Lee, Si Min Park, Seung Jae Lee, Seong Uk Kwon, In Eui Bae, Nak Song Sung, Ju Ik Moon, Dae Sung Yoon, In Seok Choi and 1 more

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Article in Journal of minimally invasive surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Obturator hernia in adults: a systematic review of CT diagnosis and surgical management.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026
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  3. Contemporary management of obturator hernia.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jae Seung KwakDepartment of General Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1480-562X
Sang Eok LeeDepartment of General Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9956-7693
Si Min ParkDepartment of General Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
Seung Jae LeeDepartment of General Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3302-6624
Seong Uk KwonDepartment of General Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3167-7527
In Eui BaeDepartment of General Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9220-8815
Nak Song SungDepartment of General Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7549-3829
Ju Ik MoonDepartment of General Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8120-5854
Dae Sung YoonDepartment of General Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6447-2862
In Seok ChoiDepartment of General Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9656-3697
Won Jun ChoiDepartment of General Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0788-7700
Konyang University Hospital · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Obturator hernia is a difficult disease to diagnose. If a surgical treatment is delayed in obturator hernia, a bowel resection may be required due to strangulation. The surgical treatment of this disease is to use a classical laparotomy. Recently, the laparoscopic approach has been reported and reviewed for efficiency. We checked the indicators that determine the most appropriate surgical method according to the patient's condition. Methods: In the study, a single-institution, retrospective analysis of surgical patients undergoing an obturator hernia surgery between 2003 and 2018 was performed. The patients were divided into a laparoscopic group (5 patients underwent laparoscopic repair; no intestinal resection) and an open group (13 patients who underwent open repair; 10 with and 3 without intestinal resection). The outcomes were compared between the groups. We analyzed the relevant factors that could predict the proper method of surgery. Results: A total 18 patients were included in the study. All patients were female, with body mass index (BMI) of under 21 kg/m Conclusion: Obturator hernia can be treated with a laparoscopic surgery. The choice of surgical treatment can be considered in advance through the review of the patient's WBC count or CRP count.

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Hernia repairLaparoscopyLaparotomiesObturator hernia

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PMID35600059
PMCPMC8985633
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