title: Computed tomographic diagnosis of obturator foramen hernia.
abstract: Computed tomography was performed on a patient presenting with cryptic small bowel obstruction. A correct preoperative diagnosis of obturator foramen hernia was arrived at based on the recognition of a loop of ileum protruding between the pectineus and external obturator muscles.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006553:Hernia, Obturator / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed