Clinical images. Classic presentation of a type II obturator hernia.
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.
Burt
Bryan M
BM
Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Cevasco
Marisa
M
Smink
Douglas S
DS
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