Bilateral obturator hernia with intestinal obstruction: repair with a cigar roll technique

Obturator hernia is an exceedingly rare pelvic hernia that occurs primarily in multiparous, elderly thin (>70 years of age) females. Here, we report a case of bilateral obturator hernia in an elderly female with high-grade small bowel obstruction repaired with a novel “cigar roll” technique.

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Published inHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. 543 - 545
Main Authors Tchanque, C. N., Virmani, S., Teklehaimanot, N., Malamet, M. D., McFarlane, K. N., Lincoln, D., Jacobs, M. J., Silapaswan, S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Paris Springer-Verlag 01.10.2010
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Abdominal Surgery
Aged, 80 and over
Case Report
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hernia, Obturator - complications
Hernia, Obturator - diagnosis
Hernia, Obturator - surgery
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction - diagnosis
Intestinal Obstruction - etiology
Intestinal Obstruction - surgery
Intestine, Small
Laparotomy - methods
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Prosthesis Design
Surgical Mesh
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Obturator hernia
Cigar roll
Repair
Obstruction
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Summary:Obturator hernia is an exceedingly rare pelvic hernia that occurs primarily in multiparous, elderly thin (>70 years of age) females. Here, we report a case of bilateral obturator hernia in an elderly female with high-grade small bowel obstruction repaired with a novel “cigar roll” technique.
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ISSN:1265-4906
1248-9204
DOI:10.1007/s10029-009-0590-2