Obturator hernia natural history, complications and prognosis
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Overview
Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis
Natural History
- Obturator hernia is a rare hernia accounting for less than 1% of all intra abdominal hernias.[1]
- Clinical diagnosis is considered challenging as symptoms are nonspecific.
- Obturator hernia should be strongly suspected in an elderly woman with small bowel obstruction and Obturator neuralgia.[2]
- Obturator hernia should be included in the elderly women with chronic pelvic pain.
- Morbidity and mortality associated with Obturator hernia can be reduced with early diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention.[3]
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Reference
- ↑ name="pmid28686923">Sá NC, Silva VCM, Carreiro PRL, Matos Filho AS, Lombardi IA (2017). "Rare case of incarcerated obturator hernia: Case report and review of literature". Int J Surg Case Rep. 37: 157–160. doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.06.024. PMC 5499107. PMID 28686923.
- ↑ name="pmid7399953">Schneider R, Mosimann F, Critsotakis J (1980). "[Obturator hernia, an equivocal diagnosis]". Helv Chir Acta. 46 (5–6): 747–50. PMID 7399953.
- ↑ name="pmid22408570">Cai X, Song X, Cai X (2012). "Strangulated intestinal obstruction secondary to a typical obturator hernia: a case report with literature review". Int J Med Sci. 9 (3): 213–5. doi:10.7150/ijms.3894. PMC 3298012. PMID 22408570.