title: Obturator hernia: a rare case of acute mechanical intestinal obstruction.
abstract: Obturator hernia is a rare type of pelvic hernia which generally occurs in elderly patients with accompanying diseases. Because it is difficult to diagnose before surgery, the morbidity and mortality rates for obturator hernia are high. The most common symptom is strangulation combined with mechanical intestinal obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, 53100 Rize, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Ahmet Fikret
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Yucel
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pergel
authors.forename: Dursun Ali
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Sahin