Obturator hernia history and symptoms

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

The hernia presents as a small bowel obstruction with cramping abdominal pain and vomiting.

Symptoms

• Signs and symptoms are nonspecific making obturator hernia a diagnostic challenge.
• The hallmark clinical symptom of obturator hernia is acute intestinal obstruction.
• Abdominal pain.
• Nausea and vomiting.
• Pain in the medical aspect of thigh on internal rotation of the hip due to compression of obturator nerve called as Howship-Romberg sign.