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. 2013:2013:256062.
doi: 10.1155/2013/256062. Epub 2013 May 2.

Obturator hernia: a rare case of acute mechanical intestinal obstruction

Ibrahim Aydin  1 , Ahmet Fikret Yucel, Ahmet Pergel, Dursun Ali Sahin
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Obturator hernia: a rare case of acute mechanical intestinal obstruction

Ibrahim Aydin et al. Case Rep Surg. 2013.

Abstract

Obturator hernia is a rare type of pelvic hernia which generally occurs in elderly patients with accompanying diseases. Because it is difficult to diagnose before surgery, the morbidity and mortality rates for obturator hernia are high. The most common symptom is strangulation combined with mechanical intestinal obstruction.

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Figure 1
Computed tomography image showing a herniated bowel loop in the obturator foramen on the left.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Strangulated small intestine segment protruding through the obturator canal.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Strangulated small intestinal segment.
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