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15821626

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-4-11
pubmed:abstractText
Obturator hernia is relatively rare and tends to occur in elderly, emaciated women with chronic diseases. Clinical presentations are frequently delayed and so preoperative diagnosis is difficult. Treatment is always surgical. We present a case of a 75-year-old woman with bilateral obturator hernia diagnosed by the physical examination and abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT) scan; she had no signs of bowel strangulation. We used a laparoscopic approach for correction. A transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty was done using a prosthetic patch of polypropylene mesh. The patient recovered very well after surgery. We suggest that a laparoscopic approach may be used as treatment, when a nonstrangulated obturator hernia is diagnosed preoperatively.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1530-4515
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
106-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty of bilateral obturator hernia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Bupyong-ku, Incheon, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports