title: Laparoscopic repair of an incarcerated obturator hernia.
abstract: Obturator hernia is a rare cause of bowel obstruction. Occurring primarily in elderly women, it has a high incidence of incarceration and a high mortality rate. This report describes the successful laparoscopic reduction and repair of an incarcerated obturator hernia. Using open laparoscopy, an incarcerated obturator hernia was diagnosed intraoperatively. After laparoscopic reduction, a transabdominal preperitoneal repair was completed using polypropylene mesh. The patient recovered uneventfully with no recurrence at 6 months. Laparoscopic techniques have been successfully applied to diagnose, reduce, and repair an incarcerated obturator hernia.
authors.affiliation: Marietta Memorial Hospital, OH 45750, USA.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Umstot
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006553:Hernia, Obturator / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*