title: Abstruse diagnosis of obturator hernia--a case series.
abstract: The diagnosis of obturator hernia is one of suspicion as it is almost never seen and rarely palpated. The incidence is less than 1% of all hernias worldwide. Five cases of obturator hernias are reported where the diagnosis of obturator hernia were overlooked.
authors: Department of General Surgery, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal. robinbasnet@gmail.com
authors: R B
authors: RB
authors: Basnet
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Rijal
authors: V K
authors: VK
authors: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006553:Hernia, Obturator / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged