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  • Title: A rare cause of acute mechanical intestinal obstruction: a strangulated obturator hernia.
    Author: Erdogan D, Gulmez M, Kara VM, Uzun MA, Yucel O.
    Journal: North Clin Istanb; 2015; 2(1):69-72. PubMed ID: 28058344.
    Abstract:
    Obturator hernia is a rarely-seen type of abdominopelvic hernia. It is generally seen in thinner, old, multipara patients. The most frequently seen clinical sign is intestinal obstruction associated with strangulation. Diagnosis is generally made during operation in patients brought into emergency room because of intestinal obstruction. Delay in diagnosis in older patients results in higher rates of morbidity and mortality. Herein, we present a 68-year-old multipara patient who consulted to the emergency service with clinical manifestations of intestinal obstruction, and who was operated with the preoperative diagnosis of "strangulated obturator hernia" established by means of computed-tomography.
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