title: Clinical images. Classic presentation of a type II obturator hernia.
abstract: A type II obturator hernia is a rare clinical entity that may be found on imaging and at surgery, as seen in this case of a 91-year-old woman who presented to our emergency department. Images are presented with treatment choices and a brief discussion on different types of obturator hernias.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Bryan M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Burt
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cevasco
authors.forename: Douglas S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Smink
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006553:Hernia, Obturator / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed