Obturator hernia historical perspective

Historical Perspective

Discovery

• The Obturator hernia was first described by Pierre Roland Arnaud de Ronsil, at the Royal Academy of sciences in 1724.
• First successful operation was performed by Obre in 1851.
• It is a rare condition and by 1980 only 541 cases have been reported in the literature.

• The association between [important risk factor/cause] and [disease name] was made in/during [year/event].
• In [year], [scientist] was the first to discover the association between [risk factor] and the development of [disease name].
• In [year], [gene] mutations were first implicated in the pathogenesis of [disease name].

Famous Cases

The following are a few famous cases of [disease name]: