An elderly woman with obstructed obturator hernia: a less common variety of external abdominal hernia

Obturator hernia is a type of external abdominal hernia. Site of herniation is the obturator canal, which is the superolateral aspect of the obturator foramen. The herniation sac exits the pelvis near the obturator nerve and vessels . Herniated loops of small bowel extend between the pectineus and o...

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Main Authors: L De Clercq, K Coenegrachts, T Feryn, A Van Couter, P Vandevoorde, K Verstraete, H Rigauts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2010-06-01
Series:Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
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Online Access:https://www.jbsr.be/articles/345