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Case Reports
. 2014 Nov 20:2014:bcr2014207071.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207071.

Strangulated obturator hernia

Rahul Gupta  1 , Harjeet Singh  1 , Mandeep Kang  2 , Rajinder Singh  1
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Case Reports

Strangulated obturator hernia

Rahul Gupta et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen and pelvis showing a right-sided obturator hernia (arrow) containing ischaemic small bowel loops with intestinal obstruction.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Intraoperative photograph showing terminal ileum enter the right obturator foramen with gross dilation of proximal bowel loops.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Intraoperative photograph showing presence of obturator hernial sac on both sides.
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