title: Computed tomographic diagnosis of obturator hernia and its surgical management: a case series.
abstract: The obturator hernia is a rare type of hernia which usually presents in thin, elderly women. The preoperative diagnosis is typically difficult, with non-specific signs and symptoms which result in a delay in the diagnosis. It can also be an incidental finding at exploratory laparotomy for a patient with intestinal obstruction. The treatment is surgical. A series of four females with obturator hernia is presented. All patients presented with a history of intestinal obstruction and the hernia was diagnosed preoperatively by computed tomography. All patients underwent a preperitoneal mesh repair with a favourable outcome. The diagnosis and the surgical approach are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clinico Universitario of Valencia, Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Munoz-Forner
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garcia-Botello
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lopez-Mozos
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marti-Obiol
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martinez-Lloret
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lledó
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006553:Hernia, Obturator / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed