Published November 2010
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Journal article
Contralateral Obturator Hernia Immediately after a Right Obturator Herniorrhaphy: A Case Report
Creators
- 1. Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital College of Medicine, Cheonan (Korea, Republic of)
- 2. Soonchunhyang University Gumi Hospital College of Medicine, Gumi (Korea, Republic of)
Description
An obturator hernia is a very rare condition that occurs in elderly debilitated women and its nonspecific symptoms delay the diagnosis. Computed tomography is a useful tool for the early diagnosis of an obturator hernia. Previous studies report that bilateral obturator hernias comprise approximately 6% of all obturator hernias is 6%. To the best of our knowledge, there is no reported case of a contralateral obturator hernia immediately after a herniorrhaphy. We report a case of contralateral obturator hernia that occurred immediately after a right obturator herniorrhaphy
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
- Journal Volume
- 63
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Series
- 10 refs, 1 fig
- Journal Page Range
- p. 459-462
- ISSN
- 1738-2637
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Korea, Republic of
- Country of Input or Organization
- Korea, Republic of
- INIS RN
- 42044903
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; IMAGES; SYMPTOMS
- Descriptors DEC
- DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; TOMOGRAPHY