Obturator Hernia: A Rare Case of Acute Mechanical Intestinal Obstruction

Autor: Aydin, Ibrahim, Yucel, Ahmet Fikret, Pergel, Ahmet, Sahin, Dursun Ali
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Surgery.
ISSN: 2090-6900
DOI: 10.1155/2013/256062
Popis: Obturator hernia is a rare type of pelvic hernia which generally occurs in elderly patients with accompanying diseases. Because it is difficult to diagnose before surgery, the morbidity and mortality rates for obturator hernia are high. The most common symptom is strangulation combined with mechanical intestinal obstruction.
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