Obturator hernia needs a laparotomy, not a diagnosis.
The obturator hernia is rare, accounting for only 0.05% of all hernias and 0.2% of all small-bowel obstructions requiring laparotomy at our institution. Typically, there is a delay in diagnosis and surgical intervention, despite the presence of a bowel obstruction. A laparotomy is needed, not a preoperative diagnosis.
Ziegler
D W
DW
Department of Surgery, York Hospital, Pennsylvania 17405, USA.
Rhoads
J E
JE
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006553:Hernia, Obturator / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male