Challenging management of obturator hernia: a report of three cases and literature review.
Obturator hernia (OH) is a rare condition with high rates of morbidity and mortality. While diagnosis is difficult, surgery is the definitive treatment. Intestinal obstruction is the most common symptom upon admission. In addition, small-bowel obstruction is documented in more than half of OH patients. Advanced age, intestinal obstruction, bowel perforation, comorbid diseases, and clinical deterioration are risk factors for higher rates of mortality. The aim of the present report was to document clinical and surgical management of 3 female patients, each over 80 years of age, admitted to the emergency surgery department with intestinal obstruction and OH.
Department of General Surgery, Şevket Yılmaz Training and Research Hospital, Bursa-Turkey. kazimsenol@outlook.com.
Kazım
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Şenol
Department of General Surgery, Şevket Yılmaz Training and Research Hospital, Bursa-Turkey.
Mehmet Emrah
ME
Bayam
Department of General Surgery, Şevket Yılmaz Training and Research Hospital, Bursa-Turkey.
Uğur
U
Duman
Department of General Surgery, Şevket Yılmaz Training and Research Hospital, Bursa-Turkey.
Evren
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Dilektaşlı
Department of General Surgery, Şevket Yılmaz Training and Research Hospital, Bursa-Turkey.
Muhammed
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Doğangün
Department of General Surgery, Şevket Yılmaz Training and Research Hospital, Bursa-Turkey.
Abdullah
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İnal
Department of General Surgery, Şevket Yılmaz Training and Research Hospital, Bursa-Turkey.
Deniz Necdet
DN
Tihan
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006553:Hernia, Obturator / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery