Strangulated obturator hernia as an unusual cause of small bowel obstruction

ANZ J Surg. 2019 Nov;89(11):E538-E539. doi: 10.1111/ans.14868. Epub 2018 Oct 8.

Authors

Allan M F Kwok¹, Mina Sarofim¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

PMID: 30294840
DOI: 10.1111/ans.14868

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / diagnosis
Abdominal Pain / etiology
Aged, 80 and over
Disease Progression
Emergencies
Fatal Outcome
Female
Groin / physiopathology
Hernia, Obturator / complications*
Hernia, Obturator / diagnostic imaging
Herniorrhaphy / methods*
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction / diagnostic imaging
Intestinal Obstruction / etiology*
Intestinal Obstruction / surgery*
Intestine, Small*
Laparotomy / methods
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods