title: Laparoscopic obturator hernia repair in an adolescent.
abstract: Obturator hernia is rare and has not been described in the pediatric population. The authors describe a case in a 12-year-old girl who presented with nonspecific abdominal pain and who was treated with a laparoscopic primary hernia repair.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Sorabella
authors.forename: Douglas N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Miniati
authors.forename: Mary L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Brandt
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006553:Hernia, Obturator / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome