Incarcerated recurrent obturator hernia: a case report <b>[Abstract in English]</b>

Authors

  • Francisco Felipe Laitano Hospital Sao Lucas da PUCRS
  • Cláudio Corá Mottin PUCRS
  • Antonella Furquim Conte PUCRS
  • Rafael Jacques Ramos PUCRS
  • Alexandre Vontobel Padoin PUCRS
  • Letícia Biscaino Alves PUCRS

Keywords:

HERNIA, OBTURATOR, INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION, ABDOMEN, ACUTE, SURGERY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY

Abstract

AIMS: To describe the history, diagnosis and treatment of a patient with obturator hernia. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 72 years old woman presented with acute obstructive abdomen secondary to an incarcerated recurrent obturator hernia. The diagnosis was made by computed tomography and the treatment was surgical, by repairing the defect with placement of a polypropylene mesh in a cone shape (patch/plug). CONCLUSIONS: Obturator hernia is a rare, but important cause of intestinal obstruction. Because it is an uncommun patology, the diagnoses is usually delayed and is done during surgery or, less frequently, by computed tomography in the preoperative evaluation of acute abdomen. There are several strategies for its surgical correction.

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Author Biographies

Cláudio Corá Mottin, PUCRS

1Doutor em Clínica Cirúrgica pela PUCRS. Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Cirurgia da FAMED/PUCRS. Professor do Curso de Pós-Gaduação em Cirurgia da PUCRS.

Antonella Furquim Conte, PUCRS

Médica Residente do Serviço de Cirurgia Geral do HSL-PUCRS.

Rafael Jacques Ramos, PUCRS

4Cirurgião do Aparelho Digestivo. Especialista em Cirurgia pelo Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões. Membro do Serviço de Cirurgia do Hospital São Lucas da PUCRS.

Alexandre Vontobel Padoin, PUCRS

Cirurgião. Doutor em Clínica Cirúrgica pela PUCRS. Membro do Serviço de Cirurgia do Hospital São Lucas da PUCRS.

Letícia Biscaino Alves, PUCRS

Cirurgiã do Aparelho Digestivo. Mestre em Cirurgia pela UFRGS. Membro do Serviço de Cirurgia do Hospital São Lucas da PUCRS.

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Published

2011-04-09

How to Cite

Laitano, F. F., Mottin, C. C., Conte, A. F., Ramos, R. J., Padoin, A. V., & Alves, L. B. (2011). Incarcerated recurrent obturator hernia: a case report <b>[Abstract in English]</b>. Scientia Medica, 21(1), 20–22. Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/scientiamedica/article/view/7605

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2011)

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Case Reports

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