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

Francisco Felipe Laitano; Cláudio Corá Mottin; Antonella Furquim Conte; Rafael Jacques Ramos; Alexandre Vontobel Padoin; Letícia Biscaino Alves

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.