title: Bilateral and recurrent obturator hernia.
abstract: Obturator hernia is a rare condition which was first described in 1722 by de Ronsil. It occurs most commonly in elderly women who have lost weight and may strangulate in 25-100% of cases. Strangulated obturator hernia has a mortality as high as 10-50%, which is partly due to delay in diagnosis. A patient who developed three obturator hernias is described.
authors.affiliation: Watford General Hospital, Hertfordshire.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rimmer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wharton
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Smedley
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Horsburgh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006553:Hernia, Obturator / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence