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Case Reports
. 2017 Apr 21;2017(4):rjx061.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjx061. eCollection 2017 Apr.

Subacute bowel obstruction secondary to an obturator hernia: case report and a review of the literature

Eline A Caine  1 , Thomas H Newman  1 , Omar Marzouk  1 , Kathryn Lynes  1 , Mansoor Akhtar  1
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Case Reports

Subacute bowel obstruction secondary to an obturator hernia: case report and a review of the literature

Eline A Caine et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

Obturator hernias are rare and are often diagnosed late. This case report discusses an 82-year-old female who had symptoms of subacute bowel obstruction. Following a computed tomography abdomen pelvis, she underwent a laparotomy for an incarcerated right obturator hernia. The hernia was repaired using a single suture and she made a good recovery. A review of the literature around obturator hernias is discussed.

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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Coronal plane. The right obturator hernia is demonstrated. It contains small bowel loop. Proximal small bowel is mildly dilated. Right obturator hernia with features of incomplete small bowel obstruction.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Transverse plane. As above.
Figure 3:
Figure 3:
Segment of incarcerated bowel after release from hernia defect.
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