An 89-year-old woman presented with a three-day history of diffuse abdominal pain and
vomiting. She also reported pain in the medial region of her right thigh, which was …

Obturator herniae are a rare type of abdominal wall herniae, with an incidence of 0.7–1%. 1
They have a high mortality rate of up to 40% due to strangulation, 2 and patients often …

An 84-year-old lady presented with a 3-day history of abdominal distention and intermittent
colic. She was underweight (body mass index of 12 kg/m2) and received adhesiolysis for …

An 89-yr old woman presented to the emergency department, Tri-Service General Hospital,
Taiwan, with diffuse abdominal pain for one day in April 2012. Her abdomen was distended …

An 88-year-old demented woman was admitted with a 1-day history of colicky abdominal
pain, repeated vomiting, and constipation. She had no history of an abdominal surgery or a …

An obturator hernia is a rare condition and an unusual cause of intestinal obstruction. With a
challenging diagnosis, it has one of the highest mortality rates of all abdominal wall hernias …

A 48-year-old woman with no history of abdominal surgery had lower abdominal pain
without fever or peritoneal signs. The standing plain abdominal radiograph revealed ileus …

Introduction The obturator hernia is a rare pelvic hernia that often comes in the shape of
bowel obstruction caused by the presence of an intestinal segment, more often ileum …

Obturator hernia is rare, contributing to less than 2% of the total incidence of small bowel
obstructions. The diagnosis of obturator hernia is still a big challenge today. Abdominopelvic …

Obturator hernias are rare and are often diagnosed late. This case report discusses an 82-
year-old female who had symptoms of subacute bowel obstruction. Following a computed …