摘要
Obturator hernia is a relatively rare pelvic hernia and usually occurs in elderly, thin, multiparous women.Because symptoms are nonspecific in most cases, diagnosis is often delayed until laparotomy is performed for treatment of bowel obstruction or peritonitis. Delay in diagnosis and surgical intervention directly contribute to high morbidity and mortality rates,Here we report a case of obturator hernia where the diagnosis was made by emergency preoperative abdominal CT scan.
Obturator hernia is a relatively rare pelvic hernia and usually occurs in elderly, thin, multiparous women.Because symptoms are nonspecific in most cases, diagnosis is often delayed until laparotomy is performed for treatment of bowel obstruction or peritonitis. Delay in diagnosis and surgical intervention directly contribute to high morbidity and mortality rates,Here we report a case of obturator hernia where the diagnosis was made by emergency preoperative abdominal CT scan.
