title: CT findings in obturator hernia with Meckel's diverticulum--a case report.
abstract: Obturator hernia is rare, constituting <2% of all abdominal hernias. Clinical diagnosis is rarely made due to vague signs and symptoms. Delayed diagnosis markedly increases postoperative morbidity and mortality especially because the affected patients are often old with other comorbid conditions. Pelvic CT is almost 100% accurate in the diagnosis of obturator hernia and should be the modality of choice in older patients presenting with intestinal obstruction of unknown etiology.
authors.affiliation: Skims, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190011, India. aijazhakeem@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Aijaz Ahmad
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hakeem
authors.forename: Feroze
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shaheen
authors.forename: Hakim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shafi
authors.forename: Tariq A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Gojwari
authors.forename: Shubana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rasool
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006553:Hernia, Obturator / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed