Obturator hernia: An uncommon cause of small bowel obstruction
A 70 year old lady presented to surgery emergency with small bowel obstruction without any obvious etiology. On exploration she was found to have an obstructed obturator hernia, which is a rare pelvic hernia with an incidence of 0.07-1.4% of all intra-abdominal hernias. Diagnosis is often delayed un...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Postgraduate Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2016;volume=62;issue=4;spage=267;epage=268;aulast=Shreshtha |