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SUBMITTER: Seppala TT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4342653 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Seppälä Toni T TT Tuuliranta Mikko M
BMJ case reports 20150225
Obturator hernia (OH) is an uncommon cause of bowel obstruction and described in elderly females in the literature. The treatment has traditionally been laparotomy because of an acute nature of the condition. However, because of old age and comorbidities that OH is associated with, general anaesthesia may need to be avoided. In the current case, a transinguinal preperitoneal approach and management are presented after delayed preoperative diagnosis of bowel obstruction caused by a coexisting rig ...[more]