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

Autor: K. N. McFarlane, N. Teklehaimanot, D. Lincoln, Matthew Malamet, C. N. Tchanque, Michael J. Jacobs, S. Virmani, Sumet Silapaswan
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery. 14(5)
ISSN: 1248-9204
Popis: 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.
Databáze: OpenAIRE