title: Increased mortality from delayed diagnosis and treatment of obturator hernia in elderly patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Varun
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Seewoo
authors.forename: Xiaotai
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Weiping
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jiayu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Peiguo G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: Weihua
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Qiu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006553:Hernia, Obturator / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome