Obturator hernia historical perspective

Overview

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.^[1]
Howship-Romberg sign is named for John Howship and Mortiz Heinrich Romberg.^[2]
In 1980, John G Hannington-Kiff described Hannington-Kiff sign.<ref name="pmid6101635">Hannington-Kiff JG (1980). "Absent thigh adductor reflex in obturator hernia". Lancet. 1 (8161): 180. PMID 6101635. </ref

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↑ Ho YH, Goh HS (1991). "Obstructed obturator hernia in 90 year olds--a management dilemma". Ann Acad Med Singapore. 20 (3): 410–1. PMID 1929191.
↑ J. Howship. Practical Remarks on the Discrimination and Appearance of Surgical Disease. London, Churchill, 1840.