AN ELDERLY WOMAN WITH OBSTRUCTED OBTURATOR HERNIA: A LESS COMMON VARIETY OF EXTERNAL ABDOMINAL HERNIA

Obturator hernia is a type of external abdominal hernia. Site of hemiation is the obturator canal, which is the superolateral aspect of the obturator foramen. The herniation sac exits the pelvis near the obturator nerve and vessels. Herniated loops of small bowel extend between the pectineus and obt...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JBR-BTR (Bruxelles) 2010-11, Vol.93 (6), p.302-304
Hauptverfasser:	DE CLERCQ, L, COENEGRACHTS, K, FERYN, T, VAN COUTER, A, VANDEVOORDE, P, VERSTRAETE, K, RIGAUTS, H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Female Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Hernia, Obturator - complications Hernia, Obturator - diagnostic imaging Humans Intestinal Obstruction - diagnostic imaging Intestinal Obstruction - etiology Intestines Medical sciences Other diseases. Semiology stenosis or obstruction Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	Obturator hernia is a type of external abdominal hernia. Site of hemiation is the obturator canal, which is the superolateral aspect of the obturator foramen. The herniation sac exits the pelvis near the obturator nerve and vessels. Herniated loops of small bowel extend between the pectineus and obturator muscles. In this report, we present a case of obstructed obturator hernia.
ISSN:	1780-2393 0302-7430 1780-2393 2514-8281
DOI:	10.5334/jbr-btr.345