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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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A rare case of strangulated obturator hernia presenting as subacute intestinal obstruction
Suvendu Maji, Makhan Lal Saha, Tanveer Adil, Soumen Das
Department of General Surgery, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
Suvendu Maji
Department of General Surgery, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Room No. 230, 244 AJC Bose Road, PG Hostel, Kolkata - 700 020, West Bengal
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1595-1103.182477
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An obturator hernia is a rare condition but is associated with the highest mortality of all abdominal wall hernias. They are notorious for their diagnostic difficulty and present a challenge to the surgeon. Preoperative diagnosis is often a rarity. They commonly present in elderly emaciated women, typically associated with chronic diseases. The most common symptom is strangulation combined with mechanical intestinal obstruction. Early surgical intervention is often delayed due to the absence of clinical and radiological clues. The following case report highlights these difficulties and reviews current literature on the management of such cases. |
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