A Rare Cause of Small Intestinal Obstruction: Obturator Hernia

Obturator hernia is an uncommon disease and its diagnosis is challenging. It is more prevalent in thin, multiparous, elderly women. In this case report a 93-year-old woman patient with a right-sided strangulated obturator hernia was discussed with review of the relevant literature. [Cukurova Med J 2...

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Published in:Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
Main Authors: Erdal Karagulle, Emin Turk, Hakan Yabanoglu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cukurova University 2014-06-01
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Online Access:http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=152538
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author Erdal Karagulle
Emin Turk
Hakan Yabanoglu
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description Obturator hernia is an uncommon disease and its diagnosis is challenging. It is more prevalent in thin, multiparous, elderly women. In this case report a 93-year-old woman patient with a right-sided strangulated obturator hernia was discussed with review of the relevant literature. [Cukurova Med J 2014; 39(3.000): 654-657]
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spelling doaj-art-e5ddf68cd83846daa6e086593b2b0cf92025-08-19T21:21:48ZengCukurova UniversityÇukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi0250-51502014-06-01393654657152538A Rare Cause of Small Intestinal Obstruction: Obturator HerniaErdal Karagulle0Emin Turk1Hakan Yabanoglu2Baskent University Department of General Surgery Baskent University Department of General Surgery Baskent University Department of General SurgeryObturator hernia is an uncommon disease and its diagnosis is challenging. It is more prevalent in thin, multiparous, elderly women. In this case report a 93-year-old woman patient with a right-sided strangulated obturator hernia was discussed with review of the relevant literature. [Cukurova Med J 2014; 39(3.000): 654-657]http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=152538Obturator hernia; Small bowel obstruction; Computed tomography
spellingShingle Erdal Karagulle
Emin Turk
Hakan Yabanoglu
A Rare Cause of Small Intestinal Obstruction: Obturator Hernia
Obturator hernia; Small bowel obstruction; Computed tomography
title A Rare Cause of Small Intestinal Obstruction: Obturator Hernia
title_full A Rare Cause of Small Intestinal Obstruction: Obturator Hernia
title_fullStr A Rare Cause of Small Intestinal Obstruction: Obturator Hernia
title_full_unstemmed A Rare Cause of Small Intestinal Obstruction: Obturator Hernia
title_short A Rare Cause of Small Intestinal Obstruction: Obturator Hernia
title_sort rare cause of small intestinal obstruction obturator hernia
topic Obturator hernia; Small bowel obstruction; Computed tomography
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