title: [An elderly, cachexic patient with a painful leg].
abstract: A 68-year-old female presented with acute abdominal discomfort in the left lower quadrant and a painful left leg. Her medical history only revealed an eating disorder. Physical examination was insignificant. Diagnostic imaging showed an obturator hernia; subsequently, a laparotomy was performed. An obturator hernia, also known as little old ladies' disease, is associated with abdominal pain and a painful leg.
authors.affiliation: Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep, afd. Chirurgie, Alkmaar.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Ossendorp
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mollema
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Richir
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002100:Cachexia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006553:Hernia, Obturator / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D007866:Leg; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*